A preliminary report on the marbles of Georgia, 1907

THE MA R BLES-OF GEORGIA

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MARBLE BLUFF, ON THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD, GILMER COUNTY, GEORGIA.

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Assistant Geologist

1907 OEO. W. HARRISON, State Printer
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GEORGIA
W. S. YEATES, State Geologist
BULLET r N No. r
A PRELIMINARY REPORT
ON THE
Marbles of Gr-\ e.org1 a
(-SECOND EDITI0:-.1, REVISED AND ENLARGED) BY
S. W. McCALLIE
Assistant Geologist
-A.'rJ,ANTA, GA.
THE FRANKI,IN-TURNER Co. Hl07

THE ADVISORY BOARD
of the Geological Survey of Georgia
in the Year. 1894

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Hrs ExCELLENCY, vV. J. NORTHEN, Governor of Georgia
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

HoN. R. T. NESBITT HoN. S. D. BRADWELL

,.,,_ Commissioner of Agriculture domtnissioner of Public $choo1s

HoN. R. U. HARDEMAN

State Treasurer

HoN. W. A. WRIGHT
HoN. J. M. TERRELL

Comptroller-General Attorne;,-General
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THE ADVISORY BOARD
of the
Geological Survey of Georgia
in the Year t905
(Ex- Officio).
HIS Ex<.:ELLENCY) J. M. TERRELL, Governor of Georgia
:f>RESIDENT OF THE BOARD
HoN. 0. B. STEVENS _____________ Couunissioner of Agriculture RoN. W. B. lV1ERRITT _______ Commissioner of Public Schoo1s RoN. R. E. PARK__________________________State Treasurer BoN. W. A. WRIGHT ____________________ Comptroller-Generai HoN. PHILIP COOK ____________________ Secretary of State BoN JOHN C. HART ______________________ Attorney-Genera}

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
(rst Edition)
STATE oF' GEORGIA) GEoLOGICAL SuRVEY
ATLANTA) GA.) }\ngust 20, 1894 ~to His Excellency) l. ]. NoRTHEN) Governor and President of
the Advt"sor:y Board of the Geological Su-rvey of Georgia SrR:- I have the honor to tr?-nsmit, here\7\~ith, the report of Mr. S. vV. l\1cCallie, Assistant Geol()gist, on :'The l\1arbles of Georgia."
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This is the first of a series of bulletins, intended tq give the latest and most reliable information on the various subjects embraced in the economic geology of the State. As new inforn1ation is to be expected, vv-herever development is undertaken, and, as new localities for minerals are liable to be found at any time, these economic reports are to be considered preliminary and subject to emendation, either by supplemental bulletins, or when the final reports on the general geology of the State shall be undertaken.
\ 7 ery respectfully yours, \V. S. YEATES) State Geologist.
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
(2d Edition)
GEOLOGICAL SuRVEY oF GEoRGIA~
A'rLAN'I'AJ GEORGIA, June 2oth, I905.
To His ExcellenC)I, JosEPH lYI. TERRELL, Govenwr) and Chair-m.an of ti1.e Advisor:y Board of the Geological Survey' qf Georgia.
SrR: - I have the honor to submit herewith for publication a revised and enlarged edition of Bulletin No. I, on the Marbles of Georgia. This bulletin, issued from the press in the spring of 1895 . was in such demand that the edition of 3,000 copies was soon ex11austed, hundreds of copies being used by the producers of Georgia 111arbles in backing their claims, before architects and builders, that Georgia marble was one of the most beautiful and durable building stones on the American n1arket. It is gratifying to be able to state that I have on file in my office letters from the presidents of the tw@ oldest and largest marble-producing concerns in Georgia, testifying that, to their knowledge, the report of this Survey on the Marbles Df Georgia. was largely instrumental in securing some of the largest -contracts in Georgia marble in this country. There continues to be great demand for this report.
The present edition has been partly re-written, and new material, in the form of statistics and new data recently collected in the field, has been introduced, besides a chapter on the serpentine deposits of Cherokee County, known to the trade as V erd Antique marble. Care has been taken to preserve the general character of the first edition; but a large number of half-tone plates have been introduced, to show the great increase in, and the present condition of, the industry.
Very respectfully yours,
Vl. S. YEATE.S, State Geologist.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ADVISORY BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 7-9. CHAPTER I HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE MARBLE INDUSTRY IN PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA .. (I) Tht:! Georgia Marble Company .... : .................. I7-I9(2) The Southern Marble Company ...................... 19-20 (3 l The Piedmont Marble Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 (4) Marble Production by States............... . ..... 20-22
CHAPTER II THE ORIGIN OF LIMESTONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23-30 ( r) Common Limestone .................... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S. (2) Marble.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 '(3/ Magnesian Limestone~ . ~-.. : .. -..... .- ........ , ....... 28-29 (4) Oolitic Limestone............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Sf (5) Crinoidal Limestone.................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 (6) Travertine....................................... . . . . 29 (7) Hydraulic Limestone ............................... 29-30 (8) Chalk......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,;o ( 9) Lithographic Limestone. . . . . .................... .'. . 30 (ro) Fetid Limestone.............................. . . . . . . 30
CHAPTER III GEOGRAPHY, PHYSIOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY ..... 31-34
CHAPTER IV MARBLES OF FANNIN COUNTY. ................... 35-43 Description of Individual Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . .35-43
CHAPTER V MARBLES OF GILMER COUNTY..................... 44-48. Description of Individual Properties ................. 44-4S
CHAPTER VI MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-67 Description of Individual Properties . . . . . . . . . . .... :49-67
CHAPTER VII MARBLES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. . .............. 68-72 Description of Individual Properties ................ 6S-7::c
CHAPTER VIII SEMI-CRYSTALLINE MARBLES OF NO:?-TH\~lEST GEORGIA ............................................... 73-76 (r) Whitfield County, The Marble of, ................... 73-76 (2) Floyd County, The Marble of,.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7&
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(HlAPTER IX MARBLE-DRESSING WORKS ......................... 77-82

<GIIA:PTER X VARIOlJS STYLES OF FINISH ........................ 84-85

~HAPT:ER XI MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS USED IN MARBLEWORKING .... : ........................................... 86-95 (r) Drills ..................................... ...... 87 {2) Channeling Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 87-90 (3) Gadders ............................................. 90-91 (4) 'G1:inding and Polishing Machines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 (5) Lathes and Planers . . . . . . . ........................ 9r-g2 (6) Saws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .................... 92-93 {7) Sand-blasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 {81 Hand Implements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 93~95

<CHAPTEI.t XII PHYSICAL TESTS OI<: GEQRGIA MARBLES ...... :96-ro4

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QHAPTER XIII CHEMICA~. DciSCUS~IdN OF THE. MARBLES OF

GEORGIA .......... : . ........................ :. ........ ros-rro (I') General Discussion,.... ,......... , ..... , ............. IOS-I08

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QHAFTER :X:Iy SOME OF THE USES o'F GEQRGIA. MARBLE .... I I o-r I3

<CHAfT.ER XV T~ SERPENTINE OR V~RQ A~TIQtJI!f MARBLE OF CH$'R:OK;EE .COUNTY......:...... .... ... : ............ II4-rr7

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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I Marble Bluff on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Gilmer county, Georgia.
II Stretched Pebbles, from the Schistose Conglomerate along the Marble Belt in Gilmer County, Georgia.
III A View of the Schistose Conglomerate, Occurringalong the Marble Belt in Gilmer County, Georgia.
IV A Cut along the Amica1ola Railroad, Showing the Country-Rock (Mica-Schist) of the Marble Deposits. of Pickens County, Georgia.
V A Marble Quarry nearMineral BJuff, Fannin County~-- --
Georgia. VI An Outcrop of White Marble, Perseverance Quarry,.
.2 Miles East of Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia. VII Opening a New Quarry, Southern Marble Quarries,.
.Marble Hill, Pickens, County, Georgia. VIII Th~ New York Quarry (Quarry No. 6), Southern
Marble Company, Marble Hill, Pickens County,. Georgia. IX General View of the Southern Marble Works, Marble Hill, Pickens County, Georgia. X One. of the Kennesaw Quarries, Georgia Marble Company, Marble Hill, Pickens County, Georgia. XI The Amicalola Quarries, Atlanta Marble Company,. Pickens County, Georgia. XII Interior of Work-Shop of the Atlanta Marble Company, Ball Ground, Georgia.
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XIII One of the Creole Quarries of the Georgia Marble

Company, near Tate, Pickens County, Georgia.

XIV ~.reole Quarry No. I, Georgia Marble Company, near

Tate~ Pick:ens County, Georgia.

XV Cherokee~ Quany; No. r, Geo;rgia Marble Company,

near Tate, PickenS'county, Georgia.

XVI Cherokee Quarry No. 2, Georgia Marble Company,

near Tate, Pick~e1;1s County, Georgia.

XVII The Georgia Marble Company's Etowah Qaarry No.2,

near Tate, Pickens County, Ge<;>rgia.

XVIII Works of the Georgi~ Marble Company, near Tate,

Pickens County, Georgia.

XIX A1;1o~R:er Y:~t~W ,<;>~ -th~. WPf~s- 0f. .the G.eorgia l\Iarble
.Go#i~~ny, 1;1ear ;Ta~e, J>Ip~ens C~unty, Georgia.
XX }\:;_,~Vie;_ S~owiug. Qu;tRr~,.p of iBl?L~~ Marble at the

Quar.ry of the American-. Black Marble Company,

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Whi~field Co-unty, G-:y_.org;i~. _
A View of the. Mar~J~-:'I)ressi\1g Works of the Ken-
nes~w M,atc,fule Co,m.p~ny, nea_r: Mati~tta, Georgia.
The Marble \,Vorks of the McNe~l Marble Company,

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XXIV Ip,~e,rior qf Jhe));ta,ck~Roo}TI .of t~:e .Ge9rgia Marble-

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X;XV A General View of tqe Works of the Blue Ridge

Marble Coinpany, Nelson, Georgi~.

A View ,in.theStoc;k-Yard of the Blue Ridge Marble

Com.pany, .Nelson., .G~orgia.

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'I)zf:tin':Lpa~l .ofJ~:~orgda Marble, from the \iVorks

of the:B:lue Ridge Matble Company.

XXVI,II Kinds of Finish.

XXIX Circular Cut-Off Saw.

:X::X Tools :q~ed in .$tone-Cutting.

XXXI l\1icrop.H:otpgraphs nf Georgia Marble.

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Microphotographs of Georgia Marble. Microphotographs of Georgia Marble. Entrance to the Century Office Building, Atlanta, Georgia ..

XXXV A Section of the Monument-Cutting Department of the Georgia Marbl~-Finishing Works, Canton,

Georgia.

XXXVI .The Young Men's Christian Association building, Columbus, Georgia.

XXXVII A Private Residence, Tampa, Florida.

:AXXVIII A Residence on Prairie Avenue, Chicago. XXXIX Minnesota State Capitol, St. Pau 1, Minn.

XL An Ornamental Statue on the Minnesota State Capitol.

XLI The Rhode Island State Capitol, Providence, Rhode Island.

XLII Carved Capitols for Co1umns of White Marble, Rhode -Island State Capitol.--- ------- ------- - - -

XLIII Ornamental Work on the Rhode Island State Capitol. XLIV The Carnegie Public Library, Atlanta, Georgia.

XLV A View of a Part of the City of Worcester, Mas-

sachusetts, Showing the Office Building of the State

Mutual Life Assurance Company.

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XLVI Facade of the New York Stock Exchange Building.

XLVII The State Savings Bank, Detroit, Michigan.

XLVIII Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.

XLIX One-Inch Cubes of Marble, after having been Susmitted to Crushing Tests.

L Entrance to the Candler Building, Atlanta, Georgia.
LI Panel of Creole M~rble, Candler Building Atlanta, Georgia.

LII Carved Stairway in the Candler Building, Atlanta, Georgia.

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2 THe 'W~;,t~;~~rF>e1Wii.iE~fi~i'ng; 1VIachin:e:
3 The Sullivan C,han~e11ing JY.[achine.
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I Map Showing the Distributi-:n of Marble in North-

west Georgia.

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Vicinity of Tate, Pickens Cou11ty, Georgia/

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THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA
CHAPTER I
A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TI-IE MARBLE INDUSTRY IN PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA
In 1840, Fritz T. Sin:mons began quarrying marble on a small scale; in Longswamp valley near Tate. This seems to have been the first systematic work, done in the county, toward developing the marbles. Previous to this time, however, the Cherokee Indians, who originally inhabited this section of the country, worked the marble, to a limited extent, into bowls and various other forms. A good specimen of this handiwork may still be seen, in the form of a large circular marble bowl, now .used as a flower pot in the late Colonel Stephen Tate's yard, near the Southern and Piedmont quarries. It is remarkably well preserved, and was prized very highly by its owner.
The stone worked by Simmons is said to have been obtained from outcroppings and weathered bowlders, exposed along the hillside,. and was not always of the best quality. The impure and more or less laminated varieties were frequently selected, on account of the ease with which they could be worked. At first, all the work required in getting out and polishing the stone, which was then used exclusively for tombstones, was executed by hand. The great amount of manual labor thus spent on the stones, before they were ready for erection iri churchyards, made them so costly, that only the wealthy were able to buy; and, as a result, the demand was so limited that only a few hands wer-e necessary to supply the trade. About two years after Simmons began work, he erected a mill with one gang of saws, on the east branch of Longswamp creek, near Marble Hill postoffice. This was the first mill put up in the county for sawing mar-
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ble. This mill, (itpa w~ole,. )s sa_id to have been a somewhat prim-
itive affair; btit thse 1ii'o&e '3. ~uttiHg tli~ rti~Hhe w~~ the same as is

now employed in our best mills. A short time after this, another

mill was built by Simmons and Hurlick q,n the west branch of Longswamp creek, two miles east of Jasper. It was run, though not con-
tirtuotisly, for foiir o&-- fiv'e y'ears, when wotk in both the 11i'iil ~nd the

quarry located near by was temporarily suspended. Mr. Simmons,
who had now associated with him, as a partner, Mr. Margum of

Marietta, began work on a more extensive scale at the original quarry, l1~ar which the Southern Marble works are now located. The
fir~ c~ntinued operations, for only a few years; but, during that

time, it got ou,t. a great many tombstones, rnany of which can be

se~n in churchyards. throughout the surrounding country..

In r85o, Tate, Adkinson & Co. opened a quarry in the vicinity of

the Georg1a Marble works, and erected two mills on the cr.e<;k, one

above and the other below the quarry. Each mill had two gangs

of saws, which enabled the company to tum outa greater amount of

work than any previously orgq.nized. Owing to this increased

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facility for the produdiori. of marble, the firm rlow found it necessary

to e!rJ,ploy an agent to travel through- the counties of North Georg!~, to solicit orders ~m~ to1;b~tol:Ies. When a number of these

stones, sufficient to make a wagon-load, had been sold, a delivery w~g;n, drawn by six mules, was start~~ out.on ~e ~oad,to deliver

the ~?tones, to the respective buyers, as it traveled through the country. Thi~ tPOd~ of transportation, in a mou~tainous country, where the

roads were usually rough and steep, added greatly to the original

cost of th~ stone. Common, plain tombstones, that now bring from

te11 .to twelve dollars per set, then sold at thirty or forty dollars.

After continuing operations for only about two years, this firm was

succeeded by Rankin, Summy & Hurlick, which was the last com-

pany to do any work,. in the immediate vicinity of the Georgia J\tfar-

ble works; until. the present company was organized. In r854,

:Sutpn1y & Hurlick, who, ten years before, had opened a quarry two

miles east of Jasper, again renewed the work at that place. They

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erected there a mill with four gangs of saws, and continued successful operation for about six years, when the works were abandoned, on account of the Civil War. Immediately after the war, the quarry was worked by Robinson, Richardson .& Besinger, for nearly two years; but it was afterward abandoned, until I885, when the property fell into the hands of the Perseverance Marble Company, or-
ganized by Jas. P. Harrison and others. This company at once
made a considerable outlay of money, in erecting a steam-mill, opening up new quarries, etc. Steam-drills and all the machinery necessary to carry on a first-class quarry were secured. The works, which now employed a number of hands, continued operations for only about three years, turning out, in the meantime, a great deal of marble, which was used for various purposes. Since then, the greater part of the machinery has been removed, and the buildings have become somewhat dilapidated.
THE GEORGIA MARBLE CoMPANY-was organized in May, I884, with a capital of $I,soo,ooo. This date marks the beginning of a very important epoch, in the history of the development of the marble industry in Pickens county. Previous to this time, Georgia marble was practically unknown to the trade as a building-stone, and had even a very local use for tombstones, etc.; but, on account of the superior quality of the marble, and the energy and business-like methods of this and other companies soon organized, it has found its way to all parts of the United States, where it is now used in the construction of some of the most costly buildings. The first work of the Georgia Marble Company, after securing control of nearly seven thousand acres, was to construct and equip a branch railroad from the quarries to the main line of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad. I This gave ready means of transportation to all parts of the country. The mills and quarries were then put in operation, at a total cost of nearly $8oo,ooo, and have been run continuously ever since, with a gradually increasing output.
THE SouTHERN MARBLE QuARRIEs -vvere opened in I885 by Miles & Horne, contractors for the State capitol of Georgia. The stair-
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case and the tiling, except the border tiles, used in this building~

were secured at these works. Since then, the facilities for quarrying

and working the marble have been ~reatly increased. New quarries

have been opened, and mills erected; and great quantities of white

marble qave beer! annually shipped to all se~tions of the country for monumental work and interior finish. Dur~ng the same year, in

which the Southern marble quarries were qpemed, Geo. B. Sickels & Co., marble dressers, near Tate, began wm~k. . This firm has since

gradually increased its output, from year to year, until it has built up

an extensive trade in tiling an,d interior decoration.

THE PIEDMONT AND T:HJ$ BLUE RIDGE MARBLE CoMPANIES were

both organized in I886~ Theformer opened a quarry and erected a latge,mill near the ~outhern wprks:; but, for some reason, the works
have not been continuou~ly operated. Since the first edition of this

bulletin was issued, the Piedmont Marble Company, having become

involved in litigation, has sold its prGperty to the Marble Hill Com-

pany, which has 'recetitly cieas:ed its plant to the Blue Ridge Marble

Com,papy. "The q~fl,rti.~$;:<;lil::;~ .nqtat,pr.es.ent in operation.

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The following table, taken from the report on the "Mineral Re-
~QU11?:S' of the United St(JJtes;~) U. S., Geological Survey; for 1903,. shows that Georgia produces mor.e .marble than ,any other State in
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Th~ n1aib1e proclu:ction of :r903 was valued at $5,36~,686, art in-

cfease''Cit$3'i8,5d4 oV'6r the valtie 'for I902', which was $5;044,I82.

Arkiflls:J;s ccnd Montana had no output in, I903; but North Carolina

wa:s 'a.~:Gfed to th~ list o.f. prbduce:rs. The increase was froni the

New qu~rtie~."J.!r

York:a:ri-d Verfi1ont; the production in the other

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Strikes in the building ~rade affected the marble industry as wen

as the other branches of the stone business.

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STRETCHED PEBBLES, FROM THE SCHI TOSE CONGLOMERATE ALONG THE MARBLE BELT IN GILMER COU TY, GEORGIA.

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The following table shows the value of the marble produced m the United States from 1899 to 1903, inclusive, by States:- I
Value of Marble, by States, from 1899 to 1903, inclusive.

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Alabama............................. . .. , .......

$ 500 ........... .

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,500

Arizona.............................. . . . . . . . . . . . .

5,000

300

Arkansas............................ $ 3,410 . . . . . . . . . . . .

300

California .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. . ..

6,500

17,500

6,642

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,776 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut ............................................................ .

Georgia..... . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . 742,554

631,241

936,549

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,250 .......... .

Maryland .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .

77,000

70,000

68,100

M~ssach_usetts.......................

59,416

130,735

126,546

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900

2.100

Montana............................. . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,200

1,500

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,500

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332,518

319,159

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151,167

157,547

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b 384,705

424,054

494,637

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,1355 . . . . . . . . . . . .

320

Vermont............................. 2,241,806 2,484,852 2,753,583

Washington.........................

4,837

11,836

22,816

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(a) 660,517
(a) 165,489
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160,423 518,256
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Total........................... 4,011,681 4,267,253 4,965,699 5,044,182

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$ 78,329
(a) 565,605
83,672 154,228 (a)
(a) 748,160
4,365
93,200 485,905
3,200 3,011,505
40,117 3,100 d 91,300
5,362,686

a Included in Other States.
b Contains small amount from North Carolina. c Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico and Utah.
dincludes Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Missouri, and New Mexico.

The following table shows the various uses to which the marble quarried in 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903 was put:- I

Distribut1'on and Value of Output of Marble in 1899, 1900, 1901, 190f2 and 1903 among Va1ious Uses

Use

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

Sold by producers in rough state .. $ 640,535 $ 491.813 $ 591667 $ 2,276,629 $ 2,4M,263

Dressed for building ............

1,176,208 1,080,969 1,236,023 1,038,102 1,111,072

Ornamental purposes .............

92,942

13,754

126,576

7,300

51,359

Dressed for monumental work ..... ] ,650,155 2,019,474 1,948,892

956,870 1,062,339

Interior decoration in buildings ... 389.040

555,092 1,008,482

679,913

663,553

- - - - - - - - Other uses ................ - -6-2,80-1 106,151 - -5-4,05-9

85,268 - -2-0,10-0

Total. .......................... 4,011,681 4,267,253 4,965,699 5,044,182 5,362,686

I

The following table shows the value of the marble produced in the United States in 1902 ~nd 1903, by States and uses:-

I For the years 1904 and 1905 see Appendix.

BEGINNING OF THE MARBLE INDUSTRY
Value of the Marble Product, by States and Uses, 1902 and 1903 I 1902

State

Rough

Dressed

B1!1_nilgd-

1'Iouumen-

Other

B ~ 1' l d-

t:al

mg

Monu- Orna- Inte-

men- men- rior

tal

tal rdaeticoon-

Other Other purpur- poses poses

Total

Alabama .....

(a)

Arizona......... . ..................

~t~~~~~a:::: :::
Connec~icut.. ..

$98 :~ls:4oo .. $!_9,7oo
.. ............ .

.... .. .. $4',ooo

....$.i.o.o...$.5.5.;o.o.o..:.:...:.....:..:.:.:.:.:.::.

(a)
$92.298 (a)

. ~~~~~~~d ~::::::
Massachusetts. .

~~?:~~~ :~~:~~: 81,000
51,695 . . . . . . . .

$50,000 7,500 . .8i:s!i4 :::: ::::

6,000 .............. .
e:ooo .. i5:o56 ~::::: .. $ii:s44

6n0,517 (a)
165,~89-

Misso:q~ib...... .. ........... ..

Moutai!-a.... . ..

(a)

Ne.wMex;ico . . . . .....,..... . .. .. ... , .......... , . , .. .. ........................ .. (a).

New. 0tk.. . . . . "83,230 7~;342 8,43)3 27,013 143,080

...... .. 10f-~,:$~'tt-~b

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200 ........

.5..1.7..,.2;.::9..8

Pen'ns:Vlvania .. .22,446 .. .. . .

110;977 24,000

3,000 160;423

Te~)?.~J3flee ..- .. , . 247.,33l7 '46,000 4,509. .. . ., " 9~000

Utah . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .

. . . . . . . . ...~ . ~'.: ~

240,419 $11,000 . .. 518~256 ..........._.... ....... (ay .

Vermont . . . . .. 353,534 677,528 25,070 433,265 758,390

321,689 58,688 ....... 2,6.28,164

Wash;ington . . . 7,000 ,...... .

~1;873 .. :.. ; ...

19,200 1,000 .. .. .. 61;17'(}

Othe]:' Bt:rutes c .. 36;997 .; 40,8:1,9 2,10\i 63,780 10;900 1,000 22,549

r ...

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336. 1,000 180;561 <

.To.tal....... 1,14'6;6. 39 985,804 3;180 1;038,302 956;870 7,300 679,913 71,024 15,244 5;044,182

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. <5~t~Bf~~a::::::: 'ie:s71i::::::::::::~.'$2o:ooo $i;2oo ::::::f4s:boo .$2:ooo':$25o $~ 78;329

g~~f.~~t~~~~ ::::

2z~:4~2 -~~9s:~2~ $5p:o9o . 2)oqq . .......$ is:ooo . 2;~5o ::: ~ ::: ::.:::::

. (a) '65"605

Ma~if'land. .. .. .. . 28,18Q' 25;065 :3Q.;427 ... :. ~- . . .. .. . ~; ..' ......: . ............ .. s3(672

Mi:i;ssachusetts.. 5,387 . . . . . . .

N.t(B's'O.U'I:i: ,., .. .. . .. .. .. .. ..... .

Montana ................... .

~;:: fo~i~~~:::: i95:5oa .... 64

North OaTolina.

4,365

Ol'egon>a .......

...'.:.~

5,000 7,595

1.;3.4.,.6.0..0
356,561

179,434

2,400

11,84+ . . . . . . . . . ..... .

154,228
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'748.160 4,36!>

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99,600 13,700 3~gg 4~t~~~

Utah.::;.~........ 2oo' 3,QOO .....



.. .... . .,. .... ... ...... 3,200

V~iP;IT!:9n.t ........ ,. 4~5,99q t!,1~6887 ~27;4pg 280;058 84,7,~5~ 1~,850 502,0~2 ....... , ....... 3,01l,505

W~:!>sli:EJagton ... , ,. . W'(VIb.lltl:lig.L ... i..-

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3;!1.00 ........ ... ... .3/J.OO

Other States e.. 6,400. ....... 4,700 80,000

100 100 . ....... ..... ... .. .. .. 91,300

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Total....... 1,107,064 896,604 450;595 1,111,0721,062,339 51,359 663,5153 15,900 4,200 5,362,686

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bP;:rtiid.U!CP:i:,0:U ;o'J;'\M:isso\r.ti :ron,d.: Qr.(:1gon in,cl11QE}(l~nd,eJ,\l'ep.ort on !inu:~r;;ton,e.
ac Includes Alabama, Arkans~ts, Connec'tjcut, Ma1:y1:and, Montana, New Mexico and Utah. J?.roduction of Oregon included under rep01t on limestone.
' e Includes Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Missouii and'New Mexico.
. I For the yearsl904: and 1905, see AppenCI.tx.

THE MA RBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE I I!

A VIEW OF TilE SCHISTOSE CO GLOMERATE, OCCURRI G ALONG TilE MARBLE BELT IN GILMER COU TY, GEOitGlA

CHAPTER II
THE ORIGIN OF LIMESTONES
In order that the general reader may better understand the position and mode of occurrence of the Georgia marbles, it is thought advisable to give a short sketch of the origin of limestones. T~e term limestone embraces all calcareous rocks, however soft or hard. It includes the soft, friable chalks, as well as the hard, crystalline marbles.
Limestones ~ave been formed, either as a precipitate from a satu~ rated solution of calcium carbonate, or from the remains of shells and skeletons of animals. It has been the prevailing opinion, among scientific men, until recently, that all extensive calcareous for.. - mations have resulted from the debris of organisms. This opinion is now considered by some of our leading geologists to be far too sweeping, and they have presented many facts, which make it quite probable that many of our limestones are partly, and some of then1, entirely, due to chemical precipitation.
The everglades of Florida are said to present favorable conditions, for the deposition of calcareous matter from chemical solution. They forn1 an extensive swa1np, with an area of several hundred square miles, elevated only a few feet above the sea-level. During the. rainy season, the swamp is submerged by the swollen riv:ers, which flow into it. The waters of these rivers, collected from soils where vegetable matter is undergoing decomposition, contain much carbonic acid, which enables them to take into solution a great deal of calcium carbonate, dissolved from the calcareous rocks, over which they flow. In the dry season, the water of the swamp, exposed to the rays of a subtropical sun, undergoes a rapid evaporation, and deposits calcium carbonate, both as a calcareous mud and in a crystalline form. The deposit extends over a considerable area, almost
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ORIGIN OF LIMESTONES

horizontal; and, if the conditions, now in existence, were to continue,

for a long period of tirne, the formation would attain a. thickness of
be many feet, and would require only to consolidated, in order to

form an extensive bed of what is commonly called limestone.

Many of the rivers, flowing into the Mediterranean sea, also de-

posit on the sea bottmn, opposite their mouths, calcium carbonate as a chemical precipita,te. The calcar~ous deposit is especially abundctnt

at the mouth of the river Rhone, and has been pointed out, by Sir

'Cha.,rles Lyell and others, as an example of hard, c01npact, cal~reous

rock, now in process of formation. There may be. seen, in the

Musemn of Montpelier, France, a cannon taken from the sea bottom, near the mouth of this river, embedded in a crysta11ine ~alcareous

rock, that shows. both the character and th.e recent origi11 of the

depos~.

.

In all countries,. 1in1estone is :being deposited, as a chemical pre-

cipitate, about the outlet and along the course, oflimestone springs.

Probably the best-exain]_)les .of th,is mode of fanning calcareous rocks

are t,ope f.oundi1:1 Eretf~c~ ;a~J,taJy, yvl1;ere,.aLplaces.~J~g~e.al;efl$ are
c6~t#ciLt9 the: E~lc~ptfl .~;1~1:~11~ ;.~~et by:t1Te"dev(J))s1f:. irithi~ .c.o,wtttr~: we
s . " are':havm. g s1.m1'1ar depo. s1.ts. 1at'd. .d'own ,b'.y; .t,'he ";ru.l;1td.'. :, weeJ "Nl,d.. the
''Red 3Sweet" springs of Virgit~.ia; a~a: also: by ~t1n:~6tbus sp~1:ings
in., ~.a1iiornia and the Yellowstone region. Notable are th~ dep.ps}ts nt~de;'by the celebrated Mammoth Hot Springs in the Y~Ilowst6~ne

:&a.tipnal Park, where immense deposits of calcareous tufa are rapiclly
f~rfiiing. The rocks thus formed are not usually v~ry extensive; as

co;rnpared with other deposits ; but, nevertheless, they are frequently itliJ?o,rtant, fr~m an economic standpoint. Owing to the peculiar con-
dit~B+l, up:.<;ler. w,J;ti~~ .~h~y ,are forn1ed, they often show quite a vari~ty

of colors arranged in bands, which make the stone very valuable for

OJina;mental purposes, when. sufficiently compact. The so-called ,,Cali-

~orq~a, Missottri, Arizona and Mexican onyx, calcareous stones of

r~markable -beauty, were probably <;leposited in this way.

Limesto~e, resulting from chemical precipitation, appears to be

confined, at present, almost entirely to land-locked lagoons, bays and

ORIGIN OF LIMESTONES

25

running streams; but, during the earlier geological times, when the earth's crust was at a much higher temperature, it was probably deposited more or less abundantly in the open sea. This seems to be the only e:x:planation, for limestones being found in Archcean areas.
Animals, from a very early period in the history of the earth, have been the most effective agents in the formation of limestone. They have worked continuously in the waters of all latitudes, extracting from the sea-wate~ the calcareous matter carried down by rivers, and forming it into hard shells and skeletons. The accumulation of their remains, in the course of generations, formed thick beds, extending over wide areas. If these remains accumulated in a bay Or estuary, where they were protected from the action of the waves, the rock resulting from their consolidation would consist of a mass of shells and skeletons, probably cemented together by a thin layer of calcareous mud. On the other hand, if they accumulated on an exposed coast, the waves would pulverize them into a fine powder, which, when consolidated, would form a compact limestone, rarely. -showing any trace of the shells, from which it was formed.
Along the southern coast of Florida, immense beds of limestone are now in process of formation from the remains of animals. There, as elsewhere in all temperate and tropical seas, the most active limeproducing animals are the corals. All the southern portion of that State has been formed, mainly, from the debris of these organisms, which are still extending it seaward.
The conditions for the rapid growth of these animals appear to be even more favorable about the islands of the South Pacific, where thousa:1,1ds of square miles of the ocean's bed are covered to the depth of many feet by their remains, which in many places have become so har~ and compact, as to form calcareous rocks, difficult to distinguish from the more ancient limestones.
On submarine banks and in shallow seas, not suitable for the growth of corals, echinoderms, crustaceans and mollusks live in great numbers. The hard parts of these animals, being principally calcium carbonate, are piled up, in process of time, into extensive

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ORIGIN OF LIMESTONES

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firm for b~ilding purppse9, ~ln~~11~~,many of the shylls 1,11~y still

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I!1 th~ d~~P sea, t4~:t:~~ eil;st', ~~ar the s11d~c~'o{t$:~wat~r, myriads

of microscopic organisl.11s, whose calcareous skeletons are continu:-

tq a!JY, f~ll{n;g the bpttorp; whexe't]Jey form at nlaces a thick dep~sit

ol QO~~J. cios,ely' resembHng pulverized chalk. Recent invef1tig~tiqns

show :tl~~f :d.eerrsea 'ooze and chalk are almost identical, . ~ncf ~~re

11~~~y d~posited under similar conditions, as the remains of very

~intite. animals.

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:Ait Hmestone, ma~ing up a po-rtion 9f the earth's crust, has been

py rri~cif the sai:pei ch~W~~,~~" or org~ui<; 2:i~n,des, which are sti11 1n

cii>~~ra,~iP11,. #>pu1ng_ ~?-lc~re~:lW. d~pc:l~~its.. So corqplefyly has, this f~ct

e$tabhshed, that, $any mstaaces, the whole series of changes b~eh 1n ..fi;~~-_'?;~"~'~,.,,;~\- "':)c~--~->!,''<z,.:..,-'f.;,~i::~:~.:!f.}>~'r-~:~"- v;,,J:~;.,__,....-,+.<::, .. ~:-.

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c~n. bE1 ft~ci~. frH~~ tbcr lo:ose P.eel;p of s~ells. on the se~ bptto1n to the

lig#l. _qrysta,J~in~ 1nCH:b1e? .on the +nouptain siQ:e. Thes~, as weiJ as a.ll :._:_,(..<' .-~'~-.'l;,.l'-.-.. '~-,~-~-,-):'.'1-\':'i'~'-;._; .._.; '',- J, .. --~--'

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ac~1ori o(yy~~e~,<~~r~ ()figipalb~ hqrizontal; and, ~f tllt ex~sting con-

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THE MA R BL ES OF GEORGI A

PLATE I V

A CUT ALONG THE AMICALOLA RAILROAD , HOWING THE COU TRY ROCK (i\HCA- CHTST) OF THE MARBLE DEPOSITS OF PICKE ' S COU TY GEORGIA.

ORIGIN OF LIMESTONES
During sedimentation and upheaval, heat, pressure and chemical action almost universally changed the deposit into compact rocks, such as are now to be seen outcropping on nearly every hillside in North Georgia. As soon as these indurated deposits were elevated above the sea-level, atmospheric and aqueous agencies began their work of erosion and transportation. The folds, forming high ridges and even mountains, were often cut away by these agents into valleys, while the valleys remained as ridges. The original natural features of the country were thus, in many cases, completely changed, and the former topography can now be worked out, with any degree of certainty, only after a thorough knowledge of the structural geology of the region. No section of the country, probably, better illustrates this advanced stage of folding and erosion, than that portion of North Georgia, in which the beds of crystalline limestones, or ' marbles, appear. Here the various contorted and folded strata of slate, gneiss, conglomerate and marble, once horizcmtal beds of clay, sand, gravel and calcareous material in the bottom of the sea, now dip at an angle from 20 to 70 to the southeast. This direction of dip i~ practically the same throughout the marble belt, and is evidently due to close pressed, overlapping folds, with their upper portion removed by erosion. As the relative positions of the different beds of rocks in a fold always remain unchanged, it is possible to
trace certain strata, ?-S marble, long distances, without ever seeing
any actual outcrop, and even to identify a stratum as belonging to the same geological horizon, though the outcroppings n1ay be many miles apart. Where marbles underlie valleys covered to considerable depths, as in North Georgia, this is the only way that they can be located, with any degree of certainty; and the prospector who disregards these facts usually retires from the field with only a large fund of valuable experience as a reward for his labor.
Limestones, resulting either from chemical precipitation or from the remains of animals, differ greatly, both in chemical and physical properties. These differences have given rise to many varieties; the principal ones are described below : -

VARIETIES OF LIMESTONE

C01nmon Lim(fstone is a compact, massive rock, occurring in beds
ot layers, with other sedimentary deposits, and is the most abundant

of all the calcareous rocks. Its color is co1nmonly yellowish gray, ~hie, dr brown; ~but it may be 'black, or even ~ed. It, 'like all other rocks of this class except dolmrtite, ~ff~rvesces readily with dilute

hydroch16r'ic acid, burns readily into.quicklime, and may or may riot

cohiain ani1i1al reinains. Most common limestones are crypto-crys-

tdliine.



Marble) which is the special subject of this report, differs from the G01i1iilhii 'limestone only in being _pheno-crystallirte. It is mad~ up of

crySt_alline grains of a miifoJ;J.i1_size, but usually of no definite shape; thes'e rnay ~eadily be seen. wit1f the haked eye; as the n:an1e pheno-

' crystallihe in:q)lies. When free from foreign sttbstances, marble is of
a sn6~~whiht'co.ior; but, H access6ry ~mih.erals .are present, the stone

n~ay he ted, blue, yellow, gray, green, or black. This great variety of colors well adapts it for all classes of o:i~nctmental wo1.-k. 'It 6ccurs,

like co1ti1nbn lirnestone, in imrt1ertse beds, son1etin1es hufrdreds of

feet. ip tbjck11~ss and1T1any miles i~ length; but, unfortunately, only a sha:ctiir\pi~qp'OirtiolJ. .qi')S,~dkL~{4po'sttEl,r~itif1asn .. stoi1e -of ":~fiy edo1:iornic
v~1u.t~~:~ ~arb1e is reg.ai;d~d -B~ ;mai~y ge,o1ogists as a metahiorphic 1~ci;a1{' .i:~ h.as, iri 1i)6)ist '2a;~~~;,:,E~eri J?r~6atlC!ea,pr6iba.h:tr:: trO.n1 :2'6D:hrion
lim,esio~-;re, by 1neans of heat an;d pressure.
iftcigftesian Lime.fton:e . ( ctc>T6i11-ite) 'is a ver-y abundant cakctieous

rock, -dbsely resen1bling common limestone, in all its physical prop-
er~ik~, b1it 'hciv1iig i:i Cliff~erelit chen1ical composition. When pure, it

is'; composed of neady eqnall parts of cakium carbonate and magne-

sium carbonate'; ~t-id, un1ess heated, it does not readily effervesce

with dih1te lryi:lrochip:ric acid. Magnesian litrtestone occurs both' as

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a pheno-C17Sta1Tine and a cfypto-crystalli:he rock. When pheno~crys-

talline, it is called dolomitic ti1arb1e. It makes a fine stone, either
for ornamentctl ~r for arc11iteetural purposes. 'I'he ctypto-ctystalline
fonn :o this r~kk occurs in Nortlwekt Geo~gia as. Knox do1omite, wh~reit f~nns a number ~f wide, more orl~ss'parallel bCI:hds, extend-

ing in a diagonal direction across the c'ortier of the State. It has

VARIETIES OF LIMESTONE

29

been used at several places for bridge piers, retaining walls etc.; but, as it does not admit of a fine polish, it cannot be used for ornamental purposes. The crystalline form appears as a true dolomitic marble, at various places along the marble belt in Pickens, Gilmer and Fan~ nin counties.
Oolitic Limestone consists of small, more or less spherical grains of calcite, cemented together by similar material; it resembles somewhat the roe of a fish, receiving its name from this resemblance. The individual grains have a concretionary structure, which has resulted from the peculiar conditions, under which they were deposited. The better qualities of the stone are well adapted for building purposes. The State capitol of Georgia is constructed of this variety of limestone, from Indiana.
Crinoidal Limestone is made up almost entirely of crinoidal stems, corals etc. It is frequently semi-crystalline; and, when variegated, as the Tennessee marble, it makes a remarkably fine ornamental stone.
Travertine is deposited, as a chemical precipitate, by springs .or streams, and varies greatly in color and texture. Its color is usually white or some shade of brown, green, red, or yellow. In the more compact varieties of the stone, as the so-called Mexican onyx, these different colors alternate with each other, producing a beautiful banded structure. When travertine is deposited in water much agitated, it is quite spongy and porous, and has no economic value~ either as a building or ornamental stone.. This variety is called tufa. Stalactites and sta:lagn11ites) cave deposits, have an origin similar to that of travertine.
H ydrauliF Limestone is an impure calcareous rock of various colors, found more or less abundant in all geological formations. It contains clay and silica, which are often found in such abundance,. that when the rock is burnt for lime, it will not slack with water; but, when ground and mixed as a mortar, it will set under water, and form a mass of great hardness. Hence it is called hydraulic limestone. The best varieties of this stone are generally found as tran-

VARIETIES OF LIMESTONE

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to sitiohal beds between. ordinary lit;iiestones and shales or saild~tones. cfft"ai"k is ~ :firte-graihed, earthy IiH1estolie, so so-ft as r~ia1iy- soil

tiie. h~n:d~. lt 6teti enc;:lbses nddhi~s or bands of flbJ.t,; and, when

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:examined thrOugh: the microscope, it is fr'equeiitly found tO. be made

up largely of shells of very minute animals.

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is very compact, fine graiiied hon1ogene-

6rr$b~i~&l~'&fis rd:ck, usUally of a pale-gray or yeUow.ish coior, with

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conchoidal fracture. It is extensively used by lithographers

#Bt fr.~~ih,g maps etc. On the smooth surface of such a stone,. draw-

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ihgs ar~ made with a greasy ink, specia]ly prepared for the purpose;

qr'~itbl{ a drawing niayl5e transferd~:d tO. ~he gtoiw directly from the

8.f.1gifill drawing. ti;~ stoAe, bding ~~~~~what porous~ retains the

ink; and, if it is now moisten~d. with water, ail' 1>4rfs. of the. stone

b~~~fne' wet, ~x~ept whe~e the gt~~se oc~ttrs. A roller, coated with

pfiRl~i:;'~ ink' is Hien paksed over the stbri'~, taking '~f~ct o,cly on

the greas~d lines of the drawing, which may tlieri be pririt~dJron1,

as from an engraving. . There are only a few places, so far dis-
~ov_~i~d, :witpil} -~he :!JB~teg. ;$t~t~?,_ vyl,~r~. Jip~stg#;~, qpc~if.s~ ..i?~i.~.ess~ri:~~-,~~'~,,~'~2~s~f.y~;q~~~~fl~~:~?f~~~!~~(5~f~~:~iq'':~~.rp,pj~~~,:~:j~e~:?rj~iii of
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anta' struck a ~ .,...t.w. ,.h,_.e.r.i.. , wi.l..h_.' , h._a..m. m,..e...i...~...,....~.i...t,.g''.i,v.'.,e.,~,.i... off a..,.v. f'fe" r.Y'.,d.,.l.,s.,~~8~,~.;,e.,e.a_.o1e
0a6r~ '*'111211 appe~~s. t'o be ciu~ to t1le ~~?&bnaceous' r11~~~J.~iafit'c:ol!-

-l:~i~1~~,:":~;V;11~~ e~J?9.sed to fh~ atmqspheric agenci_es for ariy.lerigth ""of

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white on the exposed surface. The so-called black marbles of Cedar

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THE AfARBLES OF GEORG/ A

PLATE V

A MARBLE Q._UARRY NEAR MINERAL BLUFF, FANNIN COUNTY, GEORGIA,
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CHAPTER III
GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSIOGRAPHY
All of the marbles of Georgia, which have so far been worked on a commercial scale, occur along the Louisville & Nashville R. R., in the northern part of the State. They are confined to a narrow belt, about sixty miles long and from one to three miles wide, traversing in a southwesterly direction the counties of Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens and Cherokee. That portion of the counties, in which the marbles are found, is usually quite hilly; and, in places, it becomes even mountainous, with peaks reaching an altitude of more than 4,000 feet above sea-level. The average elevation of the region is only about r, soo feet.
The small valleys, which are numerous, are narrow, and always bounded on each side by steep hills or ridges. In many instances, the marbles form the floor of these valleys; but, more frequently, they occur along the adjacent hill-slopes, where they often form bold bluffs from 40 to 50 feet in height. The general trend of the ridges and valleys is northeast and southwest, conforming in direction to the strike of the rocks of the region; however, in some cases, as in the vicinity of Marble Hill, the course of the valleys and ridges may vary considerably from the general northeast and southwest trend. Such changes, however, are always local; and they occur only at a few points throughout the marble belt.
The streams, that traverse the valleys of the marble belt are usually small; nevertheless, they are always rapid, and often furnish ample power for operating grist-mills and other machinery. Some idea may be had of the rapidity of these streams, when it is stated that the fall is frequently 75 feet or more per mile. The most important streams are Long Swamp, Tolona and Turniptown creeks. At many places along these streams, the valleys in which they flow
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often bec0111e sttddenly contracted, thus forming narrow deep gorges~

where storage dams for water-powers may be constructed at small

cost. In general, the topography of the marble belt may be said to

be that, commonly met with throughout the Southern Appalachian

region, where the streams are rapidly deepening their channels in

rocks of variable hardness.



GEOLOGY
The holo-crystalline marbles, described- in this report, are found in .w:hat is known as the Metamorphic or Crystalline Area .of the
State. They a:ccur in a belt parallel with, and about r 5 miles distant
from, the W:yE?ter,n margin of this area. The rocks associated with the ma~~bles ar:e.chie:fily of sedimentary origin; though there occur in'places, als~ rock$ of igneous origin. The sedimentary rocks include the clay slates, the mica-schist or mica-slate~, the quartzites and conglpmerates, and the gneisses.
THE CtAY SLNI'ES.- These vary in color from gray to black; apd, ~13, pl,C}qes, tl]:~~: q~W ~() po:o/q~ss all the necessary . qualities of a
n.Yonrtg-siate. The deava::ge; wl:lich is often quite perfect, appears
to .c6nform, in al1, cases, to the original bedding. They... contaiR more or less pyrite and graphite. The latter mineral is especially abun-
cla,:p.t in the darker slates, and is, no doubt~ the chief cap.se of the
dark co1or. The clay-slates are best developed on the west side of tne tn~r~les. E~st of the marbles, they seem to be replaced by the mica-slates or mica'-schists. Thi$ change is propably due to a more complete metamorphism to the eastward..
TiE M.ICA-SCHIS'I' OR MrcA-SLA'I'ES. - This type of rock is far tTI:ore',aoufldant Jhan the clay.,slate, and is the. one most frequently
fotmd- in immediate contact with the marbles. These rocks are made up largely of mica and qttartz; but, irt some places, they contain a large proportion of accessory minerals, the most abundant being garnets: A further study of these crystalline schists will no doubt show, that, in addition to the true mica-schists or mica-slates, they also include sericitic and chloritic schists.

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THE QuARTZITES AND CoNGLOMERATES. -The quartzites and conglomerates form but a small proportion of the sedimentary rocks occurring in the marble belt. They are of special interest, however, from their influence on the topography; since they are always ridgeforming. They are, furthermore, of special interest; as they show, by their stretched granules and pebbles, the intense dynamic action, to -vvhich the rocks of the region have been subjected. In nearly all places, w:here these quartzites or conglomerates have been examined, they show a more or less schistose structure. The water-worn quartzite pebbles have, in some instances/ been clrawn out in the form of flattened rods, whose lengths exceed the original diameters of the pebrles by more than fifteen times. The n1atrix, in which the elongated pebbles are embedded, consists chiefly of mica with a few more-or-less rounded particles of kaolin. The latter appear to have been originally feldspar pebbles, which, for some reason, seem not to have been elongated during the metamorphism of the conglomerates.
THE GNEISSES.- These rocks, which are frequently m.et with throughout the marble belt, may be divided into coarse-grained and fine-grained gneisses. The former seem to have been originally pegmatite or coarse-grained granite; while the latter have the appearance of metamorphosed clastics. The coarse-grained gneisses, where they have been sheared, resemble very closely the above described schistose quartzites or conglomerates. Both varieties of the gneisses always contain garnets in greater or less quantity, and other accessory minerals. This type of rock rarely or never occurs in immediate contact with the marble; but, at some points, as in the vicinity of Marble Hill, it occurs only a short distance from the marble outcrops.
THE IGNEous RocKS.- The igneous rocks associated with the marbles are pegmatites and hornblende rock. The former occurs in the form of dikes, and the latter, as intrusive masses or sheets. Both these classes of igneous rock are rare, and occur at only a few places. The hornblende rock, or what may be termed an amphibolite, is a dark, massive, coarse-grained rock, made up of greenish hornblende

r See plates II and III.

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and. quartz. This rock is of special interest, on account of its surr posed metamorphic influence on the marbles at the Southern Marble .Quarries. 1
All the rocks above described are very much folded and contorted ; so that it seems almost a hopeless task to work out definitely the stratigraphical relations, which they bear to each other. It is possih>le, that so1ne of the rocks of th~_lffegion are highly metamorphosed Silurian or Devonian rocks; but they are generally regarded as being much older. King classifies then1, on what seems to be insufficient data, as Algonkian; 2 while Elliott, on the other hand, with what likewise appears to be insufficient evidence, places them in Safford's Knox Dolomite series,3 which, according to the most recent classification, includes rocks of both the Silurian and Cambrian ages. It appears to be but little doubted, that some of the rocks; namely, the clay slates and conglomerates, belong to Safford's Ocoee series; but whether or not the marbles themselves belong to the same series can not be definitely s~ated. The rocks have all been so completely nretamorphosed, that organic remains, which cot~ld fix definitely the age, are not likely ever to be found. Son1e yearB ago, wlten making a study of the marbles of the State, the writer discovered, in the m.arbles of Turniptown Creek valley, what appeared to be imperfectly preserved fossils. The material was sub-
mitted to Prof. Chas. D. Walcott, Director of the U. S. Geological Suntey; who, upon examination, stated that the specimens appeared to contain organic remains; but what they were, he was unable to state, htrther than that they suggested sections of gastropod shells. Until a complete stJ:ratigraphical study of the n1arble belt 1s made~ the age of the marbles must remain in doubt.

1 Seep. 54 2 Geological Surve""y of Georgia, Bul. No. 2, a Preliminary Re1)01:t on the Corundum Deposits of Georgia, 1895, p. 69. 3 Amer. Jour. Sc., 3rd Series, Vol. XXV, 1883, pp. 282-298.

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GEOLOGICAL SURVEYor GEORGIA
W. S:YEATES , STATE GEOLOGIST - - 1905- -
MAP SHOWING THE
DISTRIBUTION OF MARBLE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
BY S.W.Mt CALLIE., ASST.GEOLOGIST
I"'ARBLE INDICATED BY RED LINES

CHAPTER IV
THE MARBLES OF FANNIN COUNTY
THE HAME STRING CREEK PROPERTY The marbles enter the extreme northeastern portion of Fannin county from North Carolina in two alrnost parallel lines of outcroppings, located about two miles apart, and extending in a diagonal direction across the county. The line of outcropping, lying furthest to the east, makes its first appearance on the head-waters of HAME STRING CREEK (lot 45, 8th d~strict) rst section), a small stream flowing to the northeast, and emptying into the N otteley river. The exposure here is at the juncture of two small ravines, and consists of a few large bowlders of disintegration, with their surface much weathered. Nothing has been done towards the development of this property, and but little is known of the general character and extent of the deposit. The specimens secured are made up of small crystalline grains, and are of dark or light gray color. There is almost an entire absence of the mica, which produces the laminated structure, so frequently seen in many of the fine-grained marbles of North Georgia. The rocks, associated with the marbles on the east, are gneisses, interstratified with thin beds of metamorphic sandstone, and give rise to a series of high ridges and knobs, extending as fa.r south as Hemptown creek. The rocks, associated vv-ith the marbles on the west, are greenish hydro-mica slates, overlain by gneisses and micaschist, forming the less elevated ridges and hills, that separate the two lines of marble outcroppings. The dip of the rocks here, as elsewhere throughout the marble belt of Fannin county, is generally to the southeast, at an angle of from 30 to 70, though they are subject to rnany local changes.
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THE MARBLES OF FANNIN COUNTY
THE POLK PATTERSON PROPERTY
ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE ABOVE EXPOSURE) and on the same
creek, marble again outcrops 011 the Polk Pa1tters.on property. It,
here, underlies, for nearly a quarter of a mile, the narrow valley at the western base of High Top mountain, and is one of .the most extensive surface exposures in Fannin county. In the upper, contracted portion <)f the valley, covered with a virgin forest, the marble appears 011 the surface, on both sides of the creek, fanning considerable ledges; but, lower down the valley, where the land is under cultivation, it is found, only by sinking pits from eight to ten feet beneath the sui-face of the alluvial soil. The angle of the dip and the width of the exposure at this point indicate that the deposit must be at least .eighty feet thick, and that it is evidently a continuation of the _ marble outcrb:pping on lot 45, mentioned above. A limited amount of work has 'been carried on here, to ascertain the extent and characteF of the stone, and, also, to secure specin1ens for exhibition. These specin1e11:s have_ always attra:cted the attention of nTen interested in marbles. A .large slab of this stone, which was sent to the Piednnont Exposition at Atlanta in r88:2, was said to have been an object of general con11nent. Light or dark grc:-y, n1ore ot less banded with black, are the prevailing shades; but n1arble of a fresh color, tinged with green, and resembling very. closely the Etowah marble, o~curs. The crystalline grains are small, of a uniform size1 and firmly unit~d, which makes the stone susceptible of a high polish. In the light colored variety, chalcopyrite, in sn1all crystals; .and a few scales of mica are found; but neither, probably, exists in sufficient abundance to seriously injure it for architectural purposes... The exposed surfaces .of the stone generally show a uniform .mode :: of weathering; and, wherever the outcroppings were examined, they indicated that the deposit is comparatively free frmn seams and cutters ; however, its general soundness cannot be determined definitelY. nutil further prospecting has been done.
J. M. GARRISONJS PROPERTY
ON J.lVI. GARRISONJS PROPERTY (lot 79, 8th. district) Istsectt.on), one and a half miles southwest of the Patterson property, marble is

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE 1"1

A 0 TCROP Ol' WHITE M RBI. K

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THE MARBLES OF FANNIN COUNTY

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found nea.r Cutcane creek, a small stream flowing parallel with, but in opposite direction to, Hame String creek. The marble located here is near the center of a narrow hollow, between two rather steep hills, and was accidentally discovered by a boy, while engaged in digging a pit. It lies beneath about five feet of earth, which appears to have been washed from the hillside above. At the time of our visit, only one excavation had been made, at which the marble could be examined. The color and general appearance of the stone are very similar to the marbles previously examined along this line of outcropping, differing only in being somewhat of a coarser texture. Nothing definite, concerning the extent and soundness of the stone, could be ascertained from the limited exposure. Small pieces of talc are bf comn1on occurrence in the soil overlying th~ marble; but it is not known, whether its original source is the marble or the associated gneisses and slates.

THE GRAY PROPERTY.
IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF CUTCANE POST-OFFICE) on lot i I2, 8th district) rst sectz~on) owned b)' J. L. Gray7. marble occurs in
the creek bottoms, overlain, from four to five feet, by alluvial soil. It has been used to a limited extent in making lime for local consumption; but no regular quarrying has been attempted. A diamond-drill hole has been put clown here in the marble to the depth of several feet; but it was impossible to secure any reliable information, as to the character of the stone penetrated.
Much of the prospecting in North Georgia has been done by speculators, who, unfortunately for the public, have kept the results .of their work a secret; and, consequently, a great deal of the infor.mation concerning the marble deposits, which would otherwise be very valuable, is, at present, not obtainable for publication.
The area, over which the marble has been found on this property, is quite limited, having been discovered, so far, at only two or three places. By thoroughly prospecting the creek bottoms, it js likely that it will be found to be more extensive. The specimens of the stone collected are uniformly of a white or light-gray color, with an

THE MARBLES OF FANNIN COUNTY
1.ii.111US'&tally. fine texture. Mica is more or less pron1inent, as an inclusion, in this marble, and causes a cleavage-like structure, when abunda1:1t along certain lines. As the stone is neither exposed on the surface, nor used for building purposes, nothing is known of its mode of weathering.
MRS. DEAN~S PROPERTY
TwO MILES FURTHER DOWN CuTCANE CREEK~ on Mrs. Deawt/s
p1~operty (lot 145, 8th district~ rst section), marble again occurs in the creek bottom. It niay be seen here in a ditch, which has recently been cut just below the mill. It is said to have been discovered at other places along the creek, from. four to five feet beneath tlU:e st'1rf'.@.ee. I;t has been used to seme extent in making lime. The texture and color of the marble are very similar to that found on lot r r2; but there seems to be more mica in it, which, in places, renders the stone somewhat slaty in structure. Whether this mineral extends throughout the entire deposit, or is confined to certain layers, could not be determined from the extent of the exposure.
THE PARK PROPERTY
NEA:R THE JuNcroN oF CuTCANE AND HEMP1'owN CREEKS; on what is known as the Pa:rk property (lot r98, 8th. district~ 2nd section), eonsiderahle work has recently been done, iri prospecting for matble. A quarry was opened here, and i11any cubic yards of stone '~ were removed; but the work was finally abandoned, before a11y marhie was put on the n1arket. The texture of the stone, which occ1u-s here, is welT suited for ornamental purposes; but, on account of its unsoun. d con.dit.ion, it is a question whether or not it can be quarried with profit. White and light-gray, with an occasional band of black, are the prevailing colors. Mica and tremolite are the accessory n1inerals, the latter f6rh1ing long masses of light-colored crysta1s, whic'h are quite conspicuous on the weathered surface, and which rnake it difficult .to polish the marble. Here, as elsewhere along the creek, the marble is found beneath an ovetburden of earth, .from four to six feet in thickness, which appears to have been de-

THE ,l/ARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE VII

OPENING A NE \Y QUARRY, OUTHERN MARBLR QUARRIES , MARBLE HILL, PICKENS COU TY, GEORGIA.

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posited by the creek, as its lo\ver layers are composed mainly of water-worn pebbles. At a number of places in the creek bottom near the quarry, it is said that marble has been discovered; but the quality of the stone at these places has neyer been thoroughly tested.

THE MINERAL BLUFF PROPER'fy
ONE MILE EAST OF MINERAL BLUFF) marble is found in a somewhat hilly section, close to the road leading to Morganton. It occurs here, about five feet belmv the surface, at the foot of a hill, near a small stream, where, recently, it has been extensively prospected. Tvw excavations, only a few yards apart, each about twenty feet square and ten feet deep, have been cut into the n1arble, by means of channeling machines, and many large blocks have been taken out. Some of these still remain about the excavation; but n1ost of them have been used for making lime. The marble from one of these openings has a very fine texture and a snow-white color; but mica occurs in some of the layers, in such abundance as to cause them to split quite easily along certain lines. In the other opening, the marble seems to be sounder and of a darker color; but it all contains both mica and hornblende. The \vhite varieties of the stone, found here, resemble very closely, in texture and color, some of the Italian marbles, and would command a high price as an ornamental stone, if they \vere free from mica and other impurities. The extraneous minerals in marbles are frequently quite local, and disappear sometimes in a few feet, when a stratum is being penetrated. The soundness, also, may vary greatly at different depths. It is not possible, therefore, from the data at hand, to estimate, with any degree of certainty, the value of this deposit.

THE COX PROPERTY
ON \VEAVER CREEK) one mile east of Blue Ridge, marble occurs on the Cox propcrt'jJ (lots 239 and 240, 8th district) 2nd section). It outcrops, at only two or three places along the creek; but, by sinking pits, from four to five feet deep, in the creek bottom, it has been found to cover quite an area. Some test drill-holes were put clown

THE MARBLES OF FANNIN COUNTY
here, a short time ago by parties holding an option on the property ; but the result of the work seems not to have been made public, and we were unable to secure any data, as to these tests. The texture and color of the stone are like that found near Mineral Bluff; and it has the same impurities, with the addition of chalcopyrite in the form of small crystals. This exposure is probably the southern tertninus of the eastern fine of outcroppings, as it has not been discovered at _any place south of this. point.
1'1-IE RAPIER MILL CREEK PROPERTY
IN 'tHE NEIGHBORHOOD oF SwEET GuM PosT-oFFICE} the western line of marble outcroppings enters Fannin county from North Carolina. It first occurs near the State.:.liii:e, in a 11arrcJ<w valley along
Rapier M"ill creek, on lot 7, 8th. district} Ist section} where it has been
found in a limited atea, from six to twelve feet below the surface. Only two or thtee pits, exposing the marble, have been made here; but, just across the State-li11e near Culberson, N. C., an extensive q.uarry is in operation. A great amount of valuable stone has been taken from this quarry, and shipped to various eastetn and western
dties, where it always co1nmands a high price, because of its supe-
rior qualities. The marble at both of these places is similar in color and texture. T4e crystallitie gtains, of which the stone is composed, are sn1al1 and firmly united, forming a dense, compact marble, that admits of a brilliant polish. The common color is a dark-gtay; but black and light-gray, stteaked with black bands, occur. At the Culberson quarry is also found a flesh-colored .marble, which has not
been discovered on lot No. 7 Mica and other ini.purities are less
abundant here, than at other places, hitherto examined in Fannin county; yet seams and cutters, though not numerous, cause considerable waste.
The rocks, associated with the marbles, along the western line of outctoppings, are like those along the easten1 line; however, they are in a reversed order, the greenish hydro-mica slates lying to the east of the marbles, which overlie the gneisses and states contail1ing

THE AfARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE Vllf

6), THE ' EW YORK QUARRY (QUARRY 0 .

SOUTHERN MARBLE COJIIPAN Y, MARBLE HILL, PICKENS COU1 TY, GEORGIA.

THE MARBLES OF FANNIN COUNTY
thin layers of metamorphic sandstone. The dip is g-enerally to the -southeast, at a high angle; and, at places, the strata are much folded and contorted.
THE ARP PROPERTY AT ARP1S SPRING1 one mile southwest of Sweet Gum post-'office, .on lot 42, 8th district) Ist sectiO'rf,1 marble appears a second time, in the Rapier Mill Creek valley. It occurs in a depression about the spring, underlying an area of about one-half of an acre. Before the adjacent hills were cleared, the marb1~ was exposed on the surface; but now it is covered, from one to four feet deep, by sandy clays and gravel, washed in from the surrounding cultivated fields- A drillhole was put down at this place a short time ago, to the depth of thirty feet, without passing through the stratum. The core taken out was said to have been generally sound, and free from impurities. In texture and color~ the stone differs but little from that found on 1ot No. 7
THE YOUNG STONE CREEK PROPERTY ON YouNG SToNE CREEK near Cole~ s crossing, marble similar to
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that found on the Arp property) is said to have been recently discovered.
THE. DICKEY PROPERTY \i\Thile the workmen were engaged, a few years ago, in making the excavation for the bridge piers of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad I at Toccoa river, marble was discovered near the water-level. Since then, a large pit, about thirty feet square and fifteen feet deep, has been dug, just below the bridge, in order to expose the marble. As the bottom of the pit lies below the surface of the river, and is usually covered with water, it was found to be impracticable, at the time of our visit, to make an examination of the stone n situ. It was learned, however, that the marble at the bottom of the opening was not a continuous mass; but it appeared to be in large bowlders. On the opposite side of the river,
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THE MARBLES OF FANNIN COUNTY

the marble is said to have been found, underlying a considerable area, about the mouth of Young Stone creek; but no attempt has been n1ade to develop it. The specimens of the stone, which were examined at the bridge, contained numerous cutters and seams, and were generally unsound. However, a very imperfect idea of_ a deposit~ as a whole, can be obtained from a few bowlders. All the marble found at this place is of a light color and a rather fine texture, and has comparatively few in1purities.

THE FANNIN COUNTY POORHOUSE PROPERTY
ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF BLUE RIDGE, on a farm belonging to the COtt.nty Poorh-ou-se) marble outcrops within a short distance of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad. I There occur here, along a small stream, two exposures only a sh6rt distance apq.rt, neither of which has been worked. The surfaces of the stone, which have been exposed to atmospheric agencies, are weathered uniformly, and appear to be generally sound. The marble is a clark-gray and of a coarse texture, with less mica, than is usually found in the marbles of Fannin county.
FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION
By examining the accompanying general map of the marble belt, it will be seen, that the marbles of Fannin county are found along the line of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad, I which follows for twelve miles the western line of outcroppings, at no place leaving thern, more than a few hundred yards. The eastern line of outcroppings, though not so favorably located, could be easily reached by running a branch road from Mineral Bluff.
WATER-PO\i\TER
The map also shows that all the marble, thus far located, with only one exception, is i1ear creeks, whose sources are well up in the adjacent hills and mountains. These streams, though usually slilall, are
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THE .IIARBLES OF GEORG I A
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P LATE IX

GE "ERAL VIEW OF THE 0 THER " MARBLE WORK MARBLE 1-IILL, PICKEN COU ' TY, GEORGIA.

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quite rapid, and have a great deal of fall, which can be utilized in furnishing water-power to operate mills or other rnachinery.

ONLY ONE S1'RA1'UM' OF MARBLE
The relative positions of the associated rocks, along each line of outcropping, show that all the marble belongs to the san1e stratum. This stratum, once horizontal, but now dipping at a high angle to the southeast along both lines of outcropping, has been brought to its present position by the folding of the strata. Erosion has decapitated these folds, and left the upturned edges of the marble extending across the country, in two continuous lines. Owing to the great depth of residual clays, and, probably, to local faults in this region, the marble is found only in certain favorable locations, usually along streams, where it has been exposed to view by the action of running water.

CHAPTER V
THE MARBLES OF GILMER COUNTY
Gilmer county, though containing extensive beds of marble, has 1.1ot yet produced stone of any consequence, either for building or for ornamental purposes. At a few plaoes; the stone has been used to a limited extent, for making lini.e; but at present, no quarries of :any kind are in operation. The prospecting, carried on in the county, has been confined to a few srnall pits and drill-holes, which ate not sufficiently extensive, to give ariy very definite knowledge of the de-posit.
THE LACEY PROPERTY
ON RocK CREEK) one mile southwest of Cherty Log post-office, marble occurs on F. L. La.cey)s property (lot r82, 8th district) 2nd section). It outcrops in the bed of the creek, and is found a few feet below the surface in the adjacent bottoms. The area, over which the marble has been discovered, is less than an acre in extent, being confined to the narrow valley along the creek. One or two pits have 'been sunk on this property; but no attempt has been made, by boring Or otherwise, to ascertain the thickness or the general soundness of the stone. A few drill-holes, put down here at the proper place, would probably reveal the true value of the deposit, without any :great outlay of money. Wherever it was practicable to make an examination of the stone, it was found to be of the usual light or dark-gray color, and of fine texture. The weathered surfaces show but little mica or other impurities. The associated rocks are very similar to those found in Fannin county, though much more folded :and contorted. If this deposit should prove to be valuable, after being thoroughly prospected, the water-power of Rock creek and the doseness of the railroad are advantages, that would materially aid in the cheap production of marble at this place.
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THE WHITAKER PROPERTY
NEAR \VHITE PATH) marble is found on lots 272 ar'nd 273, roth district) 2nd section) own.ed by P. B. Whitaker. It outcrops along V/hite Path creek, below the railroad trestle, and lies just beneath the surface, on both sides of the railroad, underlying an area, probably of three acres. Two or three drill-holes, from ten to thirtyfeet in depth, together with a ditch, exposing the stone to the distance of forty feet, is all the work that has been done here towards. developing the property. The cores, taken from the borings, are said to have been generally sound throughout their entire length;:. however, the stone, which was examined in the creek, was some- what laminated, due to the considerable quantity of mica it con- tained. The color and texture of the marble west of the railroad is.. like that found on the Lacey property, while some of the layers on the east side are quite black; and, on account of their fine grain and' banded structure, a're likely to be taken for slate. The black variety contains small crystals of pyrite (an iron sulphide). Nevertheless,. it could probably be used for tiling and other indoor work.

THE HOLT PROPERTY
ON THE HoLT FARM) which joins the \Vhitaker property, marble outcrops at various places, about the junction of Big and Little Turniptown creeks. Here, the narrow valleys along the creeks become su.ddenly expanded into a wide fertile bottom, nearly surrounded by-, high hills. Near the center of the bottom, the marble outcrops in the creek at several places, and is said to be found underlying a number of acres in the immediate vicinity. A small amount of stone has. been quarried here to make lime, and at one place a corner-stone was secured for the school building at Ellijay; but, otherwise, thedeposit is undeveloped.
The general appearance of the stone is similar to the lighter va-. rieties, found on the adjoining property, though a pale-blue variety also occurs. The crystalline grains are quite small, being difficult to distinguish with the unaided eye. The surfaces of the outcrop--

THE MARBLES OF GILMER COUNTY
ping at some places are unevenly weathered, and show a somewhat lan1inated structure; while at other places they weather evenly, and appear to be comparatively free from impurities. The area, over which. the marble has been located at this place, indicates a rather extensive deposit; and it, very likely, contains much valuable stone. This, however, cannot be positively ascertained, until the property is thoroughly prospected.
Big Turniptown creek is a stream of considerable size, and would furnish quite a water-power, that could easily be utilized, in operating quarries on the Holt property.
THERAY PROPERTY
FrvE MILES SOUTH oF ELLIJAY, near the head-waters of Tolona creek, marble occurs on John Ray's property (lot 225, roth district) .2nd section.). This is the northern termin~us of aserie$ of outcrop-
pings, which extend along this creek,. with only ,o.ne or two inter-
ruptions, for about six miles. The marble appears at this place, at the foot of a hill and in the branch near by. At no place, has any work been dorie to test its extent or quality. The specimens collected are fine-grained, and of a light-gray or white color.
LO'I' 260, lOTH DIS'fRICT A FEW HUNDRED YARDS souTH of this exposure (on lot 260, I oth district) 2nd sectimt); there is a more extensive outcropping, which forms, near the creek, a bluff about twelve feet in height. A small quarry was opened, here, some years ago, to secure stone for making lime; but it has since been abandoned. Much of the marble, outcropping here, seems to be quite solid, free from n1ica, and weathered evenly on exposed surfaces. It is similar, both in color and texture, to the stone found on lot 225, described above. Just west of the marble. at this place, is quite a deposit of iron ore, which is frequently found associated with the marbles of North Georgia. It reaches its greatest. development on the Holt property, where it appears qt1ite abundant on Iron Knob.

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE X

ONE OF THE KE ESA\V Q..UARIHltS, GEORGIA MARBLE COMPA Y, MARBLE HILL, PICKENS COU TY, GEORGIA.

THE MARBLES OF GILMER COU1'-/TY

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LOTS 142 AND 143, I2TH DISTRICT ONE AND A HALF MILES SOUTH OF ToLONA POST-OFFICE~ on lots 142 and 143, I2t~~ district) 2nd section~ marble outcrops along the eastern side of the valley, forming a line of cliffs as far south as Price's creek. The marble, here, is mostly light-colored and finegrained; but there also occurs a dark or motley-colored variety, with coarse grains. Both of these varieties contain more or less
mica; especially is this true of the :fine-grained variety. Quartz is
sometimes seen to project from the weathered surfaces, in the form either of veins or of nodules. The marble, that has been exposed in the cliffs for a long time, commonly shows a comparatively even v\reathering. Near the railroad trestle, on lot 142, a drill-hole was put down, about two years ago, by a party holding an option on the property, to the depth of eighty feet, without passing through the marble. The result of this work was kept a secret, and, as a consequence, no reliable information could be obtained, with reference lo the character of the stone penetrated. The value of the marble in this vicinity depends largely on its soundness, and any light on this important question, that is likely to be obtained from deep boring, is very desirable, and should always be carefully noted.

THE GARTRELL PROPERTY
HENRY GARTRELL~S PROPERTY) generally known as Ma~Yble Bluff~ joins lot 142, above mentioned, and lies along the east side of Tolona valley, just below the 1nouth of Price's creek. The marble forms near the creek a bluff, eighty feet in height, almost perpendicular, vvith the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad r running at its base.
This is one of the most extensive natur;J.l exposures of marble in the State, and has always attracted attention; but, so far, it is practically nndeveloped. The marble attains a thickness, at this place, of about one hundred and seventy-five feet, and varies greatly, both in texture and color. There are three principal colors, viz :-pink,
1 Now the Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Division of the I,ouisville & Nashville R. R.

THE MARBLES OF GILMER COUNTY
white and dark-gray. The pink is found near the upper part of the stratmn, where i~ forms thin layers, which appear to extend only a short distance along the edge of the outcropping. The white is the most abtmdant; it, also, is found in the upper part of the stratum,. while the darker colored, or gray, lies at the base. The last named variety has rather a coarse texture, being made up of crystalline grains frequently an eighth of. an inch in diameter, yet so :firrnly united as to fon11 a very solid marble. The white and the pink have a very fine texture; and, when free from mica, they admit of a very high polish. These fine-grained marbles, \'-1hen they contain much mica, weather unevenly; but, where this impurity is absent, the weathered surface is found to be quite smooth, and the stone, well suited for ornamental purposes. The darker varieties have but few impurities, and, consequently, weather evenly. The lower layers of the stratum seem to be generally sound, and free from seams, while the upp~r layers are n1ore or less laminated, and, at places, show evidence of shearing. Some chalcopyrite and quartz occur, as inclusions in the marble; but they are not in sufficient quantities to be injurious. A company began work here in the spring of I893, with a view of opening a quarry; but, at the time of our visit, the work was temporarily suspended. No work had previously been done here, except the digging of one or two pits in the creek bottom, to ascertain the extent of the marble. This property is the most favorably located of any in Gilmer county, for the cheap production of n1arble. Besides the railroad and suitable grounds for the location of mills and marble-yards, Price's creek, a mountain stream of considerable volume of water, can be easily controlled, so as to furnish the necessary power to run all the machinery. For the first two miles, above where it enters Tolona valley, it has a fall of nearly one hundred and fifty feet, and the narrow valley or gorge, through which it flows, becomes so contracted at places, that retaining dams can be constructed, with but little expense.

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THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

Pickens county is, at present~ really .the only marble-producing

county in -he $tate. The value of the deposits, here, has long been

known; butonly of recent years have they been worked on an ex-

of ten~ive seal~~ A n11.mber o,f :companies are now operating in the
v.icinity<o{ Tate, each ~f which makes annually large .shipments Bfo~e, .for.both.btiilaing and ornamental purposes.
. ... Th~ marbles ~nter this county from Gilmer, on lot t4o,. sth dis-
.' ifict~ ~nd,~e0tion) \Vhich joins the Gartrell property...The bluffsj ..
.' here; ar~ ahnost as 'high and precipitous as those. on t~ adjoining

lot;_an~>.the only apparent difference in the character of.the stone is th~ absenqe -9.f the:flesh~colo~red layers. A few .hundred yards f~r- . th~rdovvptge Cfeek, On lot 139; Sth district~ 2nd sect~on).a.CO~siderc a,Q}~i,qp<tt~t~!Y C?(.:rn(frble.~as been qu~rried, for making lime.. gjhe , .... . .. . kiln i~ sitti~ted onthe east side. of the railroad, wfiere a'sicling:has
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:qrie.'thousand barrels per.,nmnt-B,--seUiNg-,at seventy"'"five cents per h~.rr:et' It is used rGrc,bnth meGhanical and--.~gricultural. purpo-~es..

. T}J{Jower layers of the stone on this lot appear to be quite sourid;

...and-weather evenly. On the opposite side of the railroad from the.

lime~kiln, a drill-hole has been put down in the marble thirty feet.

.T~e core, taken f]_"em the boring,- is said to have been quite solid,

thtot1ghoutits entire length.

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. TH~ GODFREY PROPERTY
ON THE GGmFR~Y PROP:E/RTY (lot ISI; sth district) znd section); near the mouth of Fisher's creek, is an extensive exposm:e of marble, that seems to be the southern terminus of the deposit -in Tolona valley.
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THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

Between this property and the lime-kiln" lies lot 138, 5th district>

2nd section~ through which the marble continues, forn1ing high

bluffs, which overhang the creek.; hqt, .on the Godfrey property, it

appears, as large exposed surfaces on the gradually sloping, wooded

hillside. It also outcrops in a number of places in the cultivated

fields. A small quarry, long since abandoned, was opened here,

1iaore. than forty years ago, in order to secnre marble for tomb-

stones". These stones are now to be found through<?ut' the county,

in -va~iotis graveyards, little affected by the atmospheric agencies,

after an exposure of thirty or forty years. - Refuse blocks and spalls lying about the qu~rry, and the old mar_ble chimney at the Godfrey

tesidence, well illustrate the durability o:f this stone. Its color is
11stlal1y white ordark..:gniy.. The texture _varies froni' coarse to fine~
:gr3:i1~e~ ~-the fo'tmer; which predominates,' is sounder tlian the lafter,

:and contains scarcely' any mica. .A:Bout HA:LJf' P1. MILE SOUTH o~ THIS EXPOSU_RE) arid running p.ar-
-allel_with . it, i-s; ~nbther line of marble o-q.tcroppings, which belong
io an .entirely different stratum. It i~ an impure da1~k-col6n~d stone,

with a :Soh1ewhat slaty- deav0-:ge, forming, o:n: the hill 11ear Fisher's ;cre~k; --~ bluff thirty or forty feet in he-ight. 'What appears to be

.the'sam.e'strattim:otifcrbps-in :the road-opposite Tol6na scho61..:1iottse,

.an.d is fottrtd iid.r the State-li11e in Fannin comity; hut only in .the

.~fcihityof~Ball:G~ound an.a"c~ntoh, iri. Cherokee :county, is iflikely

io~~- 6f any economic value.

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~v ~. Fdu'R- MIL'J.1J-''fS NORTHEAST o:F TALKING RocK ST. ATION) on the

head-waters of Fisher's creek, several hundn~d dollars were spent, a

few years ago, in prospecting for marble on the Ea:ger property). but

the.worl<: .w.:a,p finally abandoned without opening any q11arry. Three

;excav~tiofls::w.e'r.e.1nade her;.e-two on the hi1lside, and one near tbe

JJ,~ad/Of a! rtqpr:p'W; -h6.11o:w dose by.: The marble 'appears as ~-natural

exposure, at :s.everal places 011. the hi'll; 0t,t it lies beneath the sur-

face in the hollow. The prospecting, carried on here, was di1~eded

mainly to stripping the earth frbn1 the marble, with a view to de-

THE .VARBLESOFCEORCIA

PLATEXI

THE AMlCALOLA QUARRIES, ATLA TA MARBLE COMPANY, PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA, WITH MARBLE HILL I THE DISTANCE,

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COr:JNTY
termining the extent and character of the deposit; some:bf::-the sutfa,ces, thus exposed, show a very pect.1liar mode of weathering. -.L~t
on~ place, a large cavity, which resembles very dosely a pot-h6le,
may be seen. It is about eight feet in diameter ari& :fifreen '.feet deep. .This irregular mode of weathering is due, einef to the unsound condition of the stone _or to the impurities -which it contains, Dr to both of these causes combined. , The crystalline gra.ins, JUaking
up the stone, are sometimes a:n eighth of an inch in .diameter; but
they are usually much smaller. The coai-se-grain~d: variety is gener~lly found in the lower part of the stratum, while the firte-grained -:and lighter-colored variety occurs above.
This property is the most u.nfavm-ably locafed, with, reference to tram;portation, of any heretofore exatnined; however, a branch
rmtd not over five miles _in. length could be easily constructed up Fisher's creek; connecting with the :main line. of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad; I
'I'HE. PERSEVERANCE. QUARRIES
. Two MILES EAS'I' OF JASPER) ori Lo11gswamp creek, .marble occurs ..;~ -on J. P. H a~rrison)s property) on which are the Persev-erance" Marble
ailcr-neai-ly -. - - ___,_______ . ., ___,Qgetrrj~s. . ItJ9Fl21~ h~re, a.J~mg the east_side of the creek, an 'almost
.continuous s~r-ies ~f- bluffs, forty-~-~ fiftyr~~t-. {~-4e1ght ..a_1nile in length. Four quarries have been opened, ;.one of: whicl~ was quite extensively. worked a few _years ago, and produced much valuable marble. But i_t is at present abandoned, and the greater part of the machi1iery ha~ ;been removed. to the Piedmont works, where better facilities. for: transportation are at hand.
The stone.:founel,here_--is 1nostly of a snow-white color, having a -fine textur~; but,__ U;nfortun,ately, seams are of such frequent- oecurrence, as _to make it difficult to quarry blocks of larg~ _size. The manner, in which the rparble weathers; is well illustrated by anumber, of .tombstones from this .quarry, which have .been exposed for -several. years in. the-graveyard near Jasper. Some .of these stones 7are uniformly weathered, while others, containing mica, have rough
the 1 Now the Atla:u:ta-,. Knd.x:vi'lle & Northern Division of io.uisville & Nashville R. R.
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THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

and it1regulat stu~faGes'. The fine textui~e and bti.ll.iant polish, which

this sti'ie a:clii1'i'ts o, Iiirukes it 9'ery va'l1i:able fDr onta11.1ental purpose.
Two dia~m6n1'-::.tl.tl11 holes, .nue.II I .fe.eLa.nd. the o~her I 30 feet deep,
have tYeen pttt dowitJ. 0li1 tl'lis p.ropetty, neither G>f thetn passing

through. the stratntn of mat'ble. The parts of the cores from these
hoiesi which were ':kal'tiiii.ed, showed the character' of the stone
pe1:te'ift4tMl\ t0. ~e :si:r:.Niar to fhat expG>sed irt tl1e natt1tal outcroppings.
tflie i:lla~bteh:erea.:ips to the southwest at ai1 angle of about 3oo, and attains a tniGkhess, as detn:onstrated by the boring, of nearly two hunclie~ fe~b Lbii:gswamp creek divides on this property into two

streams of nearly the same size. Each branch is quite rapid, apd
has a gf~ia-tde-al 0f :ftHl; tfiat could be easily utilized, by constructing
dams ~t tfhe fia1~1*ow podift'S itt tli!e valley. A watet-po~wer, sufficient
to opef:~tt 'an exttins1V'e qtiad"y:lng~plaiit, could be secured here; with
a c0mp8!ra~tively s1nr:iil o-tiHay of mtJney.

SouTH OF THE HARRISON PROPERTY1 the tnarble continues along the east side of the cree:k for about two -miles, being seen last near

Tate's mill. At.son1.e places, it appears as bluffs, wellup on the hill-
s%0:e; h:tit~ ,,,ip; :0;the1~Sl,., .dfj~. fQ~Wd 1,111detlyfpg the er.eek bpt~orn. . Some pr0~J?'y~~~~g_;P,a~,heeU: q.9~ne,>t. tvyo R~a<:~s. alon,g th~ bluff, where the c.l.er ,afld. texture of the stofte reseinbl~ ve:ry closely that found

furth.er up-the creek.

. T'HE :DlSHEROOM PRDWERTY
O:N:Ft NtTLE EAST OF MARBLE Hitt POST-o:FFICE1 on the Diske~oom
p?opert'j n1arble ocd1ts on both sides of the east branch of Long- 1
swamp creek, where it forn1S two different lines of outcroppings.
The .outcropping lying farthest to the north continues along the
cr~~~ f6t -bfiiy~alk)tti: h~Jf a n1ile, wh.~ffie. it stems to h>e abruptly ter-
minated by afault, while the other forms a continuous sedes of outctoppii1gs' innte thart five tniles' 1ri length. It first runs almost due
east ahd_' west :fdi~. about tltte't~ n1iles ; hut, _at the j tHi.Ct'lii~,e o.f the east attd west bi~arl:cne~:r o: Longswamp :tr'eek, it trttns rather abruptly to the south, a:rtd iollurws the east side of the maii1 stream for nearly
two and a half iTiiles, where it finally disappears beneath the overly-

TilE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE Xll

I ' TERIO R OF WORK- SHOP OF THE ATLANTA MARBLE COMPANY, BALL GROUND, GEORGIA.

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ing schist. There are only two natural exposures of the marble on
the Disheroom property, and these are so. limited in extent, as to
give but a very imperfect idea of the general character of the stone. The specim-ens secured from the southern line of outcroppings
are of a white or light-gray color, and contain a good deal of chalcopyrite. The texture is much finer, than that of the white variety of marble found on the small line of outcroppings elsewhere in this v1c1mty. Specimens from the opposite side of the creek, and b~ longing to a different line of exposures, are of .a flesh color, more or less banded with black and gr~en. On the adjoining lot, own~d by William Pool, the marble appears to be much more extensive. It is said to be. found here, at a number of places in th~ creekbottom. It outcrops in the spring, near the house, and i~ e4posed south of th,e road in a small stream, where it has been prospected. The stone is very similar to that found at the Southern marble quarries, situated on the same outcroppings, a few hundred yards farther down 'the creek.

'I'HE SOUTHERN MARBLE COMPANY
. The Southern Marble Company's quarries are located along the -------- - --east-s-ide-ef--a ridgekno-wnas--Mar:b1e,Hill,-0n-the-east .for:k of. Long"7 _
swarii.p :creek, in the immediate vicinity Qf Marble Hill post-office, -foux miles east of Tate station, at which point a branch railroad ..eonnects the quarries with the Lou:i.:;ville & Nashville Railroad. The valley of the east fork of Longswamp creek, in the neighborhood of the Southern Marble quarries, becomes quite narrow, and the adjacent hills are high and pr-ecipitous, especially those along the south side ofthe creek, where the quarries are sitttated.
The Soutbern Marble Company has opened six quarries on this property, which are here designated, for convenience of description, as. quarries Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Quarry No. I, known also as the Mountain quarry, was the first quarry opened on the property, and is the one, from which the marbk for the stair-cases and tiling - i~1 the State Capitol_ was obtained. This quarry, which has not been worked for some years, is located on the side of the hill immediately

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.THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

above the 1!1ill. It is So by So feet at the surface and 30 feet deep. The excavation is located near the contact of the marble and the overlying formation. Just above the marble at this point and in irnmediate contact with it, is an intrusive mass of hornblende rock (amphibolite). .The chat1ge V~r,hich has noticeably taken place in the matbles at this point, appar-ently d11e chiefly to contact metamorphism, -is"the-alteration of the da-rk marble into white n~arble, and an increase, at. the same time; of mica and the other accessory minerals,. except graphite,. which mineral seems to have largely disappeared in the process of metamorphism. Other quarries in the neighborhood show .:ma.rble similarly affected by contact metan1orphism. The fountain head of the intrusive sheets appears to be a high hill a short -distance to th<2 :northeast. This hi11 appears. to be made up almost entirely of the hornblende rock. .
The stone exposed in Quarry No. r is very free fronrfissures and
seams, and as a consequence, stones of almost any din1ensions :can be quarried. The surfaee of the .stone, which has been expo-sed in
natural outcrop for long periods of tirne, generally shows uniform weath~d1J.g. The crystalli!re g:t;-anules _making up the marbles are usuallylarge and semi-transparent. Smile of the granules are fully
one-f'oth~tli- of ~n inch iri dian1eth. The storie, ~he1i. l)olishecl; pre-
sents a somewhat 1TIOttled appearance, rather than a uniform white
color.. There -~re a nuiiibh .of accessory minerals present; of these,
the most abundant. and injurious are muscovite or white mica, and trem~Ete. The fohner mineral appears to be best developed along lines, which pt'obably correspond to the original bedding of the stone; while the l~tter .is more irregularly di:Stributed. The tremo- lite is easily recognized by fhe blade-like form of its crY,stals, and by ih/splintei)T fl:~~tttre. Both minerals are harder than marble; and, as a conse'qt1'ifnce, they interfere with the polishing of the stone.
Qttarry No. 2, also known as the Hall Quarry, is only a few h1.mdre'd yards notthwest of Quarry No. r. This quarry, which has furnished a large amount of stone, has recently been :filled up by . ~as~e f?ate'rial f1~ori1 Qu~rry No. 3 The latter quarry, which is
so by i3o feet at the sudace, and about 30 feet deep~ has also been

THE JlfARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE X III

R T TK, PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA, U K OF THE DERRICK.

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

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abandoned. The stone in this quarry is sa'id to have been too dark for the trade. Ho,.wever, a test-hole put down showed white marble at a greater depth. Quarry No. 4, often called the Spring Quarryr on account of a spring of water flowing into it, is only a few htin-
dred feet northwest of Quarry No. 3 This quarry is roo by So
feet at the surface and about 6o feet deep. It has furnished a large
amount of white marble. Within a few rods of Quarry No. 4, is
Qt1arry No. 5, known also as the Rhode Island Quarry. It is now temporarily abandoned on account of a land-slide. It is roo by 8o feet at the surface and about 6o feet deep. Still further to the south, and occupying about the same elevation as the other quarries, is Quarry No. 6, or the New York Quarry. This quarry, which has been opened only for a short time, is roo by r66 feet at the surface and about I 00 feet deep on the upper side. The only quarries above described, which were being worked at the time of the writer's recent visit, were Quarries Nos. 4 and 6. All these quarries are. connected, by a branch railroad, with the mill, which is located in the valley only a short distance from the "quarries. Originally, stone, when loaded upon the cars, was carried by gravity directly to the mill in the valley below; but, at present, an engine, which handles
-the marble iri--the-yard, aoes tliis work.
The mill of the Southern Marble Company is quite complete. It is .$Upplied with 9 gang-saws, 2 cut~off saws, I band. wire-saw, I So-horsepower boiler and engine, used only during extremely low water, an electric-light plant, 2 I3--f6ot rubbin-g-beds, and air compressors. At the west end of the mill, is located a steam-traveler, 2 50 by 40 feet, used for storing the large marble blocks, as they come from the mill. The traveler, together with a large derrick used for handling the stone about the mill, is operated by a so-horsepower boiler. The water...:power operating the mill itself is water, which is collected from a number of small streams in the mountain, about two miles away, and is condw~ted through ditches and pipes to the mill. Here, und_er a _pressur~ of :?IO feet, the water is conveyed; through a one _and a half 1nch n~zzle, onto a Pelton wheel, which generates 75 horsepower. During the extren;ely dry- season,

th~ water lq~~Q;n'l~~ insuffi:.Gi@!Tt: t0. Qlr:efa:te th~ mill, in wh~eh case the
$o""he,r~~)0iW~.bQil@'r ~n~hettgi'P-@J:a;be;>w:e ref~tn;~cl to, ate put .into use.
The writer w~~ infcrN11lJ~cl by Mr. W. $. L1ncoln, th@ $uperintendent
of the tTia,rhltJ WC!'t'k$; th.at the comp~y conternplate"s s0on to .utilize
further their wa.ter-pG>Wer, cmd to in<:$rease the .capp,city of this mill
by ~d~i11g t~ gf;lD;g~ .q saws.. The qua41fo/ .~g_rt1:;wm~mt. ~9P$i$tS o{ ~. channd~r~, 7 ~c;i;dclers, 4 cler-
dcks, I IOQ,m:tS~J:'>G'Wet boiler, l ,50-horsepower boiler and .3 hoists.
The company als~ owns :r locomotive, 2 miles of Standard-gauge
railroad, all office building, and r2 cottages for employees. The out~
pu.t of the qparrie~, at present, employing abQtJt roo men, varies from I8,ooo t~ .z~,000 <;:4bk feet per month.
The pricf!,.,list of the marble, furnished by the Southern Marble
Company, is as follows:-

Rough Marble in Blpcks Pet Cubic Foot
Southern No. 1 .. : . ; . . . : ...... -....... :........... .... $2 .oo
so Southern No. 2 .............. ............... $r. oo to :i:.
so Scmthern 'Ne. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,. . ...... . . to r . oo
Slal;$
For Full Size of Blocks per Superficial Foot
rs Soutbefl)'l N Q, I, inch to' 2 inches. irrthiokaess ..... $. 3S to $. 00
so Souther'fl N0. 2, ~ inch to 2 inches in thickness'. . . . . . 30 to .
Southern N <D. 3, f8 inch to 2 inches jn thickness ..... : .2 S to .40

M onumentaZ Stock

Southern Southern

No. No.

r
2

tJ.........................

.Per Cubic Foot
from $r. so to $4. oo

Southern No. 3



M iscellaneou.$
No. 3 b.ase strips anq bottom bases, per cubic foot .... ; ..... $r . so
Markers, r 2.-.tq 14 i11;ches lqng hy 3 inches thick. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S
Markers, 12 to I4 inchep long by 4 inches thick .....'. . . . . . . . so

THE MARBLES DF PICKENS COUNTY

57

Markers, I6 to 18 inches long by 3 'inches thick. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S
Markers, I 6 to r8inches, lon.g; by 4imches ,tbkk:,. . . . . . . . . . . r . oo
Foot stones, 5 to 8 inches 'by 2 inches thick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :20 Foot stones, same size, sawed heads.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Foot stones, same size, sawed heads and sand-rubbed. . . . . . . . . 25 Foot stones, same size, sand-rubbed .................... ,.. . 25 Foot stones, same size, sawed heads, sand-rubbed and :boxed. . .28
Dimension ,dies, extra per cubic foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

THE PIEDMONT MARBLE QUARRIES
The Piedmon~ marble quarries, now owned by the Marble Hill Quarry Company, of Marble Hill, Georgia, are located only a few htindfed feet west of the Kennesaw marble quarries, at the north 'bas.e of Marble Hill. These quarries are designated as Quarries
No. I, No.2 and No. 3 Qua.rry No. I is so by so feet at the surface and so feet deep; No. 2 is so by roo feet at the surface and so feet deep; and No. 3 is 90 by 120 feet at the surface and IS feet
deep~ None of these quarries is at present bdrig operated. The marble of the Piedmont quarries is quite similar to the marble ob. .__tained.._rom the ..nearby Kennesaw. quarries; .. -though..cthe .stone.-is 11ot so sound. The mill located near the quarries, now leased and .operated by the Blue Ridge Marble Company, is large and well equipped. It is supplied with r I gangs of saws, 2 cut'-off saws, 2 12-foot rubbing-beds, 2 double-headed planers, 3 lathes for turning marble, 2 dynamos, I high speed engine, 2 7S-:horsepower boilers. The Marble Hill Quarry Company also owns r locomotiv~, an electric tr,avder and a large cutting-shed, 30 by 385 feet.

'I'HE AMICALOLA MARBLE QUARRIES.
These quarries, at present operated by the Atlanta Marble Company, are located about one mile southeast of the Southern Marble Company's quarries, in the valley south of Marble Hill. The .property, on which the quarries are situated, was Jonnedy known as the Hernclon property. The marble occurs here in a narrow valley,

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY
drained by a small tributary of the east fork of Longswamp creek. Formerly, themarble showed at only orti.e oi~ two places along the stream; but, by sinking pits from two to six feet in depth, it has been found to extend along the valley for 300 or 400 yards. The
first effort, ma1e to open up a quarry on the Herndon property, was
about the year I 892, when two (x thr-ee large blocks of n1.arble were . taken-out. No further work was done until I897, when the Amicalola Marble Company purchased the property and opened up the first quarry. This quarry, which is 6o by roo feet at the surface, was worked to the depth of 75 feet and furnished an unusually large amount of sound high grade stone. A second quarry, which is now being worked, hers been opened up immediately adjoining the first
quarry. This quarry is 125 by I48 feet and about 2 5 feet deep, and is at present furnishing some excellent white m~rble. The n1arble fr01~1 tl1e Anricalola quarries is very similar to the marble obtained
from the Southern Margie C01npany's quarry. The stone, however, is usually freer from fissures, and of a more unifonn white color. !he chief accessory .n'lineral is tremollte, which .occt~rs. as small irregular blades and masses unevenJy distributed throughout the stone. Mica, graphite and hQr~blend,e also occur; but these min.erals are generally not so abundant as in the marbles of some of the other quarries: in the distr,iet. Some idea; may be had of the .general soundness of the Amicalola marble, by the following list of large pieces of stone furnished for the Minnesota State Capitol, which was constructe'd entirely of this marble : -
42 columns, 2 r feet, 6 inches by 3 feet, 5 inches by 3 feet.
12 ceiling beams, 17 feet, o inches by 4 feet, 6 inches by 3 feet. I 2 beams, I 5 feet, 9 inches by 4 feet, 6 inches by 3 feet. 4 panels, 4 feet, 9 inches by 6 feet, 2 inches by 2 feet. 6 panels, r 5 feet, 9 inches by 4Jeet5 8 inohes by .2 feet.
12 panels, 9 feet, o inches by 8 feet, 2 inches by 2 feet.
The Amicalola marble quarries, now operated under a lease by the Atlanta Marble Company, are connected by a branch standarc1gat1ge railroad, 9 miles long, with 'the Louisville .& Nashville R. R.

TilE .1/ARBLES OF GEOR GI A

PLATE X IV

~~--~~----~-----~~-=~~~~~--~~

CREOLE Q..UARRY NO . I , GEO R G I A l\IARBLE COMPA ' Y ,
PICKENS CO NTY, GEORGIA.

EAR TATE,

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNT-Y

59

at Ball Ground, where the mill and finishing works are located. The quarry equipment consists of 2 Sullivan channelers, I Ingersoll .channeler, 2 Sullivan gadders, I Inge.rso11 gadder, I 62-foqt derrick,. T 30-ton hoist, 2 large pumps, I 6o-horsepower boiler, I core testingmachine, machine and blacksmith-shops, 4 cottages for employees_, a1~d an office. The railroad equipment consists of 9}4 miles of standard-gauge track, I 6o:-ton Richmond locomotive, and 3 20-ton cars. The mill is a modern structure, and is up-to-date in all of its eqtt1pment. It is supplied with 8 gangs of saws, I cut-off saw, r lathe ( 14 feet by r8 inches), 2 large, modern double-'headed planing rn.ichines, 4 12-:-foot rubbing-beds, I counter-sinking machine, 2 overhead travelers for cutting-shed, I complete pneumatic plant, I overhead 30-ton traveler, an electric plant for lighting thg mill, I 175.-. horsepower Buckeye engine, I roo-horsepower boiler, a cutting shed, and a.Iarge two-story office. The total number .of hands employed by the company at the time of the writer's visit 1 was IO.), and. the . monthly marble output of the quarries was about Io,ooo cubic feet.
The price of Amicalola marble delivered on board cars at the mill is :as follows : -

Per Cubic Foot Amicalola, Selected .........................., ...... , .$2 .oo
Amicalola, Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. 50
Amicalola, Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r . oo

MARBLE FROM SAWS

Superficial

Ys or

I;(

I inch inch

rYz inch

2
inch

Cubic Foot

Amicalola, Selected ....... $o. 25 $o. 33 $o. 40 $o. 55 $3. oo

Amicalola, Average. . . . . . . . 22 .27 . 32 . 45 2 . 50

Amicalola, Best No. 3... . . . 20 .25 . 30 .35 2. oo

No. 3 .............................................. I .25

Base Strips, Posts and Inferior Bottom Bases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. 25

1 May 7th,. 1905

6o

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

MARKERS
To Set on Base o. IO to r.2 long, 0.3 thick, each ......................... $o. 3S o. IO to 1.2 long, 0-4 thick, each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so 1.4 to r.6 long, 0.3 thick, not over r.2 wide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S 1.4 to r.6 long, 0-4 thick, not over r.2 wide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I .oo
To Set in Ground 1.8 to 2.0 by o..Io by 0.3, each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S r.8 to 2.0 by r.o by 0.3, each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S r.8 to 2.0 by o. Io by 0-4, each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8o r.8 to 2.0 by r.o by 0-4, each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. IO . 0.3 sawed heads, sand rubbed a,nd boxed, extra, each. . . . . . . . . 20 0-4 sawed heads, sand rubbed and boxed, extra, each. . . . . . . . . 2S o. 3 oval tops, sand rubbed and boxed, extra, each. . . . . . . . . . .40 0-4 oval tops, sand rubbed and boxed, extra; each. . . . . . . . . . . 4S
F O"ot S1ones o.s to o.8 wide, 0.2 thick, assorted sizes, each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 'Same sizes, S. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 'Same sizes, S. H. S. R. and Bx. ; ea:ch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 o.s to o.8 wide, 0.3 thick, assorted sizes, each. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2S 'Same sizes, S. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 :Sarne sizes, S. H. S. R. and Bx., each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S If ordered all o.8 wide, extra, each ................. ; . . . . . os
Specials Diminished dies and spires, extra per cubic foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . so Strips, pieoes, etc., 2 in. or over in thickness and less than 2.6
wide, ordered 7.0 long, extra, per cubic foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . so For every additional foot in length, extra per cubie foot. . . . . . . 2 S Pieces less than r.6 wide and less than 2 in. in thickness, or-
dered 7.0 feet long and under Io.o feet, extra per superficial foot. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . oS If ordered Io.o feet long, extra per superficial foot. . . . . . . . . . . IO For every additional foot in length, extra per superficial foot. . .os

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XV

CHEROKEE Q.UARRY, NO I, GEORGIA i\IARBLE COMPANY, NEAR TATE, PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA.

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

6r

.Slabs, 2.6 or over, wide, ordered 9.0 long or 4.6 wide, 2 in. or over in thickness, and for every additional foot in length, or
ior every additional 6 inches in width, extra, per cubic foot. . 2 5
Slabs, r.6 or over, wide, ordered 9.0 long or 4.6 wide, under 2 inches irt thickness, artd for every additional foot in length, or for every additional 6 inches in width, extra per superfi-
cial foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o5
Sawing edges and ends of slabs 0.2 in thickness and under, per
superficial foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ro

Sand Ruebing
:Monumental Stock, per cubiC foot. .... ,......... . . . . . . . . . 25 Sia.bs urrd,er 2. inches thick,. rubbe~ sides, .per sut~ace foot ..... . o5
Slabs under 2 inches thick, with rubbed edges, extra, pet super-
ficial foot .......................................... 02Yz
Charges, same for rubbing ends of slabs as fot rubbing edges.

Boxtng

Monumental Stobk, per cubic foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Slabs, I :ln., I ;i in. arid I~ in., singly pet superliciJ.l fooL .. . .to

more- rn:. SiaES.-i 11i.~--r% iii:a:ncri~- ,-two~:or

togeftief~--pef-su~

.-.~-~::~~~4?,~_1' -f~~t. ............. ~ ......................... . 0--1j.-

'l'HE GRIFFIN PROJ?ER'I'Y
THE GRIFFIN PROPERTYJ which is, at ptesent, controlled by the
Georgia: Mwble Company) .lies immediately west of the Piedmqnt
quarries, on the same line of outcropping. The marble is exposed at
.a number of places along the hillside, and it also underlies the creek
bottom. That, which occurs along the creek, appears to be the lower part of the stratum, and is, at pla:ces, of a flesh colot:, while that on the hillside is white, with blotches of da.rk-gray. This line of exposures continues, with few interruptions, along t11e east si-de of L0ngswatnp creek for about two and a half miles. At a namher of places on this line of o.utcropp-ings, a limited amorunt of prospecting

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

has been doi1e; but no regular quarrying -has been attempted. The dip, as determined at several points, is from 20 to 30 southeast.

THE ~AR.NELL PROPERTY .

Two. MILES NORTHWEST OF. T.HE PIEDMONT WORKS) and on the opposite side of a high ridge, n1arble occurs on.S. A. Darnell~s prop-

erty

This

is

an

entire.ly

different

.line

of

outcroppin. g

fron1
.

the

one

above desc~ibed, though the structure of the marble .and the ~harac-

ter of the associated rock, both show, that it belongs to the same
stratum. For nearly two miles, these two fines of exposures TUn al-

most parallel with each other; but they seem to finally unite, just
before disappearing beneath the gneisses in t~e lower end of Tate's
botton1. Tl1e m:~rbJe is fO:urid on this property, outcropping o~ the
hillsic,le, anl'al"~~ 'in tbe creek botfom, n~a~. the j~ntture'.of the two

branches of Longswamp creek. It has a somewhat finer .texture,

thai1'that"fotii1ct'al the'6thei e'xposu]_";es 'in the vidnit)r; yet, in color
and structt1te, it ren1ains~about th~ same. . The dip; though' difficult

to determine, on account of the limited exposure, appears to be

about 20, almost due east. Very little prospectipg pap been done
here; .but, ill.s,f ac~oss the creek, o~ the. ~djoi~irtg lot owned by Dr.
Tate; a tit~):nber. pf, fl:ill~h~l~s have been put down to t~e depth of
eighty or ninety feet. The co,res fr6tn these borings .ate said to show
be the marble to generally'sO:und~ 'with a textureand 'color much like

the Creole from the Georgia works.

LOT 8~, 4TH P~STRICT
A l!'EW HUNI>RED YARDS WES'I' OF :THIS PROPERTYj' and ser>arated froni it by a narrow ridge, is a third line.ofot1tcropping. It-appears first on lot 82, 4th district) 2nd section,; and. continues parallel with the; other two lines of .e:Xposures, for about o'ne and.a half miles, finally disap.pearing on .a hillside near William. Tate's residence. Along th1s fine o exposure, some ptospecting has been done by boring and siriking pits. This marble does 1iot ,Seem to form such a 'thick sttattu11, 3.3 at the other exposures farther west;. but the dip andgeneral.apl)earance of the stone remain.unchariged.

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY

- THE.OUARRIES '

AND

PLANT .

OF

THE

GEORGIA

MA-R. BLE

COMPANY .

The quarries of the Georgia Marble Company are located in the
valley of Long Swamp creek, one and a half miles east of Tate sta-

tion. The valley, here, is nearly half-a-mile in width, the greater

part of which is underlain with marble, from .six to eight feet be-

neath the soif. The unusual width of the deposit at this .place is

due apparently to a fold in the stratum. In making an excavation

for the smoke~stack of the Company's mill, a few years. ago, it was

found that the marble at that point dipped in opposite direCtions,_

which locates the centre of the- fold, whos~ upper pqrtio!l h;:.ts .been

removed.by erosion. - The Creole and Cherokee quarries are located

on the west side of the fold_; _while the Etowah is on the eas_t side.

. THE CREOLE QuARRIES.- There ar-e,three of-the. Creole quarries

. within a few rods of each -other; designated respectively as the. Old

Creole quarry, Creole No. I and Creole -No. .-2. The Old: Creole

quarry, which was the first q?-arry opened, is 8o. b:y roo feet at the .

surface, I40 by r6o .feet at the bottom, and I55 feet deep. Creole

No. 2 is So by roo feet at the surface, 140 by r6o eet at the botton1,

and 90 feet de~p. The marble from each of these quarries is quite

free fro111: impurities and seams, and the lines of bedding have been -
hy . - ~ore 0,_J: fess -co11lpletelyo.b11ter~ted crystalii-~ati~;;:_; ~o--thC!-t ~tone~ .

of almost any dimensions can be obtai~ed. The texture of the mar-

ble from these,quarries is coarse, and the- color is white, douded or

banded with black or bluish-gray which m.akes a -very ha!ldsome

stone for monuments or for interior .decoration. The dark ; col.or . of the stone, as shown by microscopic examination, is due .cl].iefly to

minute clusters. of graphite, in the form of -foliaceous sca.les unevenly .distributed throughout the la-rge, nea_rly transparent_graips of ~alcite,

which_ make up .the marble. r The ston-e. takes an excelient polish

and is easily worked.

_

- THE CHEROKEE QuARRIES, -four in number, are alllocated.within

a few hundred feet of each other, and only- a ~hort distance. from

the Creole q~arries. These quarries .ar.e known as Ch~rokee No. r,

..'I-SeeplateXXXII, Fig. 5-.

64

THE MARBIAZS OF P1CKENS COUNTY

Cherokee No. 2, Cherokee Annex, and the Old Cherokee. The last

naluec1 quarry, which has not been worked for some tilne, is 75 by

I Io feet at the surface a:i:id. i.Oo feet deep. 'The qu:arry, krtoWn as the

dh:etdkee Afine.x'n.o:w
surface dim-ensiO.ns' a.{

baeninyg:~q-u6pa.tr~yir~&ir'tith~.eti. doisbty1'~i2cto.b

feet'

the

greatest .

Cher.bkee No. I

is 9o by roo fe~t ar the sutface, tob by I 3d' feet at the bottom, and

75 f~et deep;. Whii~ C:li~rbk'ee No. 2 has .th@ sarne depth, but is Ido

by r'2o fe~t at the stirf~ce, artcf t :t2 'by :r46 feet af the lJ:ottom. The

stone from the Chetokee quarries is similar in texture to the Creole ;
they diff'et~ hci.wevet, in eofot, the Cherokee bei11g lighter; and its coloring matter is mote urrifotm:ly disttibuted.

T:H:E EtoWAH: QuA:R:tti::es are iueated near L6ng Swamp creek,
ahout 3oo yardff east a.f'the Ct~O.le q_ucirries. There are t-wo of these
quarries, Et'owair N6. t and 'Etowah :No. 2': 1rh~ fod'ruer is -90 by
t r 5 feet at the stitf'ac~ and 45 feet de~:P, atra the latter is 9'0. by 'rz5
feet attlie shrrace 'anti 2t> fe~! deep. The marb1e 619tc(ined to-m tHese
quarries is differ~ht from 'th::tt obtained ftdlli: hotl'i th~ (Sreuie ~and Ch~rokee quar'ii~~. Tli~ maifl difference, ho~evet, . i!3 confined

c41~ily :fo t1Je: c6}6r a:11d. tTie g-reater ctbttrid:;:tuce of til~ aGcessory min-

ei~ls'~ ''':(if~ 'fiF~tl:9riTifi~ting ct1ior'fs- Ifinli: 6:r fl:esli.:coloii\ ;bairdetl, more

c;t' f~ss
are drl~

,~httr'''W.lftt~;.~ .,~htF whli 'tli~ ri~rke 'sli~ctes.
,n{aihiy :~~ ~;ti~Hr~ ~rt'd hwfHf; while ~:he

~N1i1ia.a~:mi:errtaarkr:lfbaflr@idshs

colo-r is artf'(ls :i~howh by~D't-ltfiterso~:.ifi eHaptert X111, tO. nHy

divi~~ct particles of h~itih~ disserri:ihktted thr6&gfi the 1.11a:ss. Tnis

var1ety' of marble has fo.url.d at1 exgfisive rise as wain!Seo~ti:rig a:iitl

tiling. Good examp1es of th1s ntay he s~ert in the State Capitt>1,

where it is' used for th~ wain:'scot1ng of .t1\e first flo6r, and hi fhe 0

beauti!ul stabs on exhibition 1h the Geo.rgia Strate Museunt.

Tii~ K:trT>rN'isxw~ QuAiitti::is: - !n .:6ld1thjn t6. tlie; qil~fries ~hove

.
described,

tn' e

.
Georgia

.

'

Marole

'
Cdinpany

owns

three

qtl.atties

1
o.n

the

east fork of Long Swamp creek, at the base of the norrth side of
Matbl'e M:lir, ahout :fotir :i'IHl:es bast of Tate station. Tli:is group of
quartti ls kn.owil ~s the K:erin~s~w tit1atHes, w~ich lire d'e'sfgnai:ed
as Kennesaw No. t, Kehfiesaw No. 2 an:c1 Kennesaw'Nc.). 3. ~en

nesaw No. I is 8o by 8o feet at the surfaoe and roo feet cleep; No.

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XVI

COU TV1 GEORGIA.

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY
2 is 8o by 120 feet at the surface and 8o feet deep, and No. 3, which is just being opened, is 135 by 150 feet- These quarries all furnish white marble, similar to that of the Southern_Marble Company. It is much used for building and interior decoration, as well as .for monumental purposes.
The only quarries of the Georgia Marble Company, now operated, are as follows : Creole Nos. I and 2; Cherokee Nos. I and 2; Cherokee Annex and Kennesaw No. 3 These quarries, during the month of March last, furnished 6o,ooo cttbic feet of stone. The mo.de of weathering of these marbles is well illitstrated by various outcroppings in the vicinity of the quarries. This is also well illustrated by the marble at Col. Stephen Tate's residence, which is saidl to have been quarried by the Cherokee Indians, prior to their removal fron1 North Georgia by the United States Government. These stones, although exposed under -dripping eaves for 1nore than half-acentury, show but little signs of weathering; and they still retain in remarkable degree of perfection their sharp edges .and corners.
The quarry equipment and mill of the Georgia Marble Company is very complete, being one of the most extensive and up-to-date plants of the kind in the South. The large mill is supplied with 34 gangs of saw-s, one cut-of .circular saw, two I2-foot rubbing beds,. three lathes and one polishing machine, all of which are operated by r 300-horsepower engine, the steam being furnished by 3 roo-horsepower boilers. -The mill is also supplied with a dynamo and electriclight. plant, so that it can be operated both day and night. The quarry equipment consists of ro double channelers, 6 single channelers, I I_ gadders, 8 steel 6o-foot derricks, I 3 boilers, varying from, IS to roo-horsepower, to operate channelers, gadders, etc., and 8 hoists. In addition to the equipment above enumerated, the company owns I traveling derrick 620 by 6o feet with a storage capacity
of I,soo blocks_ of IO tons each; r complete machine-shop and z
blacksmith-shops; 7 miles of standard-gauge railroad track, 2 locomotives, IO 6o,ooo-pound freight cars, 5I cottages for employees, I large warehouse, and I well arranged office-building. . The entire plant and quarries, together with the stock-yard, covers nearly 20

66

acres. Tl1e total numbe-r of en1J.Jlbye-es oi the Con1pany at the tin1e

of the writer's visit (May 7, I90S) was z52.
The trad'E~ names and the price of the stone~ wirieh the Georgia
on Marble Company places the. market, is give11 in trre following

:table:-

Blocks frowu Quarry

Kennesaw ............................. from $ . so to $I. 25
s Etowah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " I . oo to I . 7

Creole .............................. . "

Cherokee

"

. so to I. 25 . so to I. 25

Slabs

Full 8-ize o Block, per Superficial Foot
Kennesaw, Creole and Cherokee, Select, Ys in. to
s 2 in . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .$ . 2 to $ . 55
Kennesaw, Creole and Cherokee, Average, Ys in.. to

2 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . .;. . . . . . . . . . .22 to

45

Kennesaw, Creole and. Cherokee, Hest No. 3, Ys in.

to 2. 1111. ; . . 20. to
Etowah, Select, Ys in. to 2 in.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;4S to Etowal;l, Average, Ys in. to 2 in. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3S to

. 3-5 . 8o . 70

Slabs, over 4 feet wide or over 7 feet long, I o to 2 S per cent. extra~

Slabs, coped, to size, ro cents per superficial foot eAr.tra.
Boxing, .yg in. thick to 2 in. thick, .per superficial foot ........ o5c
Boxing 2 Yz in. thick, psr superficial foot ............ , ...... I'oc

:Sand rubbing, per superfiCial foot ......................... o5c

M onu-111.-enta1l Stach

Per Cubic Foot
oo Creole, Cherokee and Kennesaw, SelecL ......... : ........ $3.

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Average ................ 2.~w o Best No. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . oo

Etowah, Select ..... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .oo

" Average .......... ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .--oo

" Best No. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . oo

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THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XVII

"filE GEORGI MARlU.E COMPANY'S ETOW II ~UARRY O. 2, EAR TATE, PICKENS COU TY, GEORGI

THE MARBLES OF PICKENS COUNTY
Miscellaneous No. 3 Base strips, posts and bottom bases, per cubic foot. .... $I .2 5 Markers, 20 to 24 inches long by Io x 3 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Markers, 20 to 24 inches long by I2 x 3 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Markers, 20 to 24 inches long by IO x 4 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Markers, 20 to 24 inches long by I2 x 4 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . I. oo Markers, 20 to 24 inches long by I4 x 4 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . I . I 5 Foot Stones, 4 to 8 inches wide by 2 inches thick. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Foot Stones, Same size, sawed heads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Foot Stones, Same size, sawed heads, and sand rubbed.. . . . . . 25 Foot Stones, Same size, sawed heads, sand rubbed .and boxed. . 28 Diminished dies, extra, per cubic foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
MARBLE AT NELSON
At Nelson, the :first station south of Tate, n1arble outcrops near a spring, located about 200 yards south of the depot. The exposure is confined to a few outcroppings, whose weathered surfaces resemble, in general appearance, the white and fine-grained marble found in Long Swamp valley.
Son;re prospecting has been done here; ~nt neither the quantity nor the quality of the stone is said to have been sufficiently pron:vising, to justify opening a quarry.

CHAPTER VII
THE MARBLES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
Cherokee county has long been known to contain more or less 111arble; but it has never become an active producer. The same stratum of marble, which is so well developed in Fannin, Gilmer and Pickens counties, occurs, also, :in Cherokee. The exposures here, however, are not so extensive nor so continuous. They seem to be more or less disconnected, as if misplaced by faults.
In this county, the dark and rather iinpuie marble, 'which was first noticed in Pickens and Gilmer counties, bec01nes quite well developed, and forms, at places, beds of considerable thickness. There has been a limited amount of prospecting done for marble at a number of localities in this county, though no regular quarries have been opened. The so-called green marble, which has been and is. now being worked near Holly Spring, and which has attracted considerable attentiop as an ornamental stone, is serpentine, under which head it will be discussed in chapter XV. This stone is known t9 the trade as V erd Antique marble.
.FouR MILES NOR'I'HEAS'I' OF' BALL GROUND) at the bridge on the road leading to Dawsonville, the stratum of dark colored marbles first make their appearance in Cherokee county. Fron1 this. point, it forms a series of outcroppings about ten miles long, extending in a southwestetn direction, by way of Ball Ground, to within a short distance of Canton, where it seems gradually to thin out. At the above named bridge, it is exposed on both sides of the road, west of the creek, and has been used in constructing the piers of the bridge. Some of the layers are very impure. They consist of micaceous sandstones, cemented with calcium carbonate, and weather into a porous, sandy mass. Other layers have few impurities, are of a light-gray color, and weather n1ore evenly. The stone
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THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XVIII

WORKS OF THE GEORGIA MARBLE CO!IfPANY 1 NEAR TATE1 PICKENS COUNTY1 GEORGIA.

THE MARBLES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
found here appears to be too much laminated, and generally contains too many impurities to be well suited, either for building or for ornamental purposes.
THE HALBERT PROPERTY
ON J. HALBERT)s ,PROPERTY) lots 259 and 260, 4th district 2nd 1
section) southwest of the bridge, on the right bank of Longswamp creek, the dark-colored marble makes its appearance a second time. It is exposed at a number of places along the creek, and in the field near the house. The stratum attains a thickness, here, of at least one hundred feet, and dips to the southeast at an angle of about 30~ At the time of our visit, no prospecting of any consequence had been done on this property, and our examination was, therefore, confined to the natural exposures. The stone in different outcroppings varies considerably, both in structure and in composition. At some places, it has a more or less slaty structure, due 1nainly . to the abundance of mica; while, at others, it is solid, and-comparatively Iree frop1 mica and other impurities. The color. is usually a dark-gray; but a light-gray and. a black are also found. The -latter seen1s to be well suited for tiling; but it does not weather evenly, on account of the impurities, which it contains.
LOT 296, 4TH DISTRICT
ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE .OF THE CREEK :FROM THE HALBERT PROPERTY1 a coarse-grained, white marble has been recently discovered on lot 296, 4th district) 2nd section. It is exposed at only one place, in a small stream near the point, where it empties into the creek. The stone found here resembles the marble in the vicinity of the Georgia Marble Quarries, and probably belongs to the same stratum. As no prospecting of any consequence has been done on the property, nothing is known of the extent of the deposit. The dark-colored marble is exposed along the road between the Halbert property and Ball Ground at a number of places. It shows up especially well at Farmer's Spring, where it is asso-

THE MARBLES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
ciatecl with a very coarse-grained gneiss. The general character of the stone found here is about the same as that at other exposures, and requires no further description.
MRS. STEARNJfS PROPERTY
THREE-QUARTERS oF A MILE SOUTH OF' BALL GROUND) near the road leading to Canton, is an exposure of marble on Mrs. Stearne's property. It occurs he1"'e at a number of places alm1g a small branch. The exposed surfaces are usually unevenly weathered, which is clue to' mica ~11cl other impurities found more or less abundant in the stone. It is of a clark-gray or black color, very finegrained, a11d achi1its of a fair polish; but it has a somewhat laminated structure. At a numbet of places on the road leading to Canton, there may be seen other outcroppihgs, which belong to the same stratum.
THE CRAIN PROPERTY
NEAR MABEL STATION). six miles northeast of. Canton, is quite an exte11sive exposure of dark-colored marble. It outcrops, here,
along two small streams on property own.ed by r;. liV. Cra:in. One
of these stteams nms at almost right angles to the strike of. the marble, and exposes it for more than one hundred yards. The total thickness of the deposit, here, must be at least one hundred
cl.nd twenty-five feet. At the time of our visit, J; W. Jarvis, who
holds_ an option on the property, was having smne <:hill-holes put down, here; but th~ work had not then been carried to a sufficient extent to give any definite results. The color is black or ~la~-k-gray. Sometin1e.s, these colors alternate with each other~ which gives to
the. stone ahanded-like appear;;tnce. The impurities are chie,fly mica
and magnetite, with an. occasional crystal of pyrite.1 These frequently become so q,bundant along definite lines, as to cause a slatelike cleavage q,nd .irregular weathered surfaces. The more solid portion of the stone found here admits of a fair po1ish; and seems
I See plate XXXI, Fig. r.

THE MARBLE OF GEORGIA

PLATE X IX

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE WORKS OF THE GEORGIA :IIARBLE COl\IPA Y, NEAR TATE , PICKEN S COU ' TY, GEORGIA, SHOWING ONE OF THE QUARRIES IN TI-lE FOREGRO U Nn .

THE .MARBLES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY

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to he well suited for tiling etc.; but it usual~y contains too many impurities to make it desirable for outdoor work. The last exposure examined on this line of outcropping i.s about two miles west of Canton, on the Chattahoochee Mining Company's property, where it has been used for making lime. It is here very much reduced in thickness, and is of no economic importance as a building-stone.

THE STAFFORD PROPERTY
ON SHARP MouNTAIN CREEK) two miles west of Ball Ground, is a second line of marble outcroppings, which appears to be a part of the same stratum, that has just been described. It extends in a southwesterly direction, parallel with the first line of outcropping, as . far south as Hickory Log creek, where it has been prospected on P. W. Stafford)s property. The marble found here is much like that, in the vicinity of Ball Ground; but it is much whiter.

'I'HE COWART PROPERTY
THREE MILES souTHWEST oF BALL GROUND) marble occurs orr
L. E. Cowart)s property) lot 305, 3rd distrct) 2nd section. It is
exposed here along a srnall branch near Sharp Mountain creek. In texture and color, the marble resembles very closely that, which occurs in Longswamp valley; and it probably belongs to the same
stratum. It has rather a coarse grain, and a white or light-gray
color, banded with black. A flesh color, n1uch like the Etowah, also occurs; but it does not appear to be very abundarit. From the limited outcropping, it was impossible to tell anything very definite about the extent and the general soundness of this deposit; but surface indications are favorable, and seem to warrant at least a limited oti.tlay of money in prospecting.

THE CARPENTER PROPERTY
ON RAGSDALE CREEK) six miles northwest of Canton, marble is. found on lot 103, 14th distrct) 2FLd section) owned by T. J. Carpenter. It outcrops here at only one place on the hillside; but by

THE MARBLES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
sinking pits a few feet beneath the surface, it has been found underlying a small area in the creek bottom. Hand specimens of this stone are difficult to distinguish fron1 the Cowart marble, and they evidently belong to the same stratum. The deposit does not appear to be very thick, and is 'usually unsound.
'l'HE WHI'l'E PROPER'l'Y AT 'l'HE JuNC'l'ION o:F Los'l' TowN AND SHOAL CREEKSJ about eight miles northwest of Canton, quite an extensive outcropping of " marble appears on lots r96 and 200, 22nd district) 2nd section) owned by J. M. White. It is exposed for fully a. quarter of a .mile along the left bank of Lost Town creek, forming in J?laces, bluffs several feet in height. The marble occurring here is generally sound ; it contains fine sand, and is .of a light-gray or pale-blue color. It dips to the southeast at an angle of J0,; and, judging froni. the width of the exposure, the stratum must be nearly eighty feet in thickness. At the titne of our visit, no prospecting had been done on this property.

THE MA R BLES OF C IW R C I A

PLATE XX

HO 1 G 0

ROP 01' BL K

AMERICAN BL CK MARBLE COMPA Y,

.CHAPTER VIII
THE SEMI-CRYSTALLINE MARBLES OF NORTHWEST
GEORGIA
In a number of counties, within the Pp_leozoic area in Northwest Georgia, partly crystalline limestones occur. They are often heavybedded, and admit of a good polish. At a few places, in the counties below named, this stone may become of importance for economic .purposes.
WHITFIELD COUNTY
THE CEDAR RIDGE PROPERTY FivE MILES EAST oF DALTON) at the base of Cedar Ridge, a great deal of work has been done in opening a quarry in the so-called black marble; but no merchantable stone, of any consequence has ever been put upon the market from this place. This stone,<,which has here been prospected, is a jet-black, carbonaceous limestone, belonging to the Oostanaula Shales, and occurs in beds, from six inches to two feet in- thickness. It shows but little evidence of crystallization; but it admits of a fair polish. When struck with a hammer, the stone emits a peculiar odor, very similar to petroleum, and gives a beautiful conchoidal fracture. If exposed to the atmosphere, for any length of time, it undergoes a change in color, which is evidently due to some chemical change in the carbonaceous material. The thin beds, together with its change of color, is a serious drawback to this stone's ever becoming of any economic importance, as an ornamental stone.
THE AMERICAN BLACK MARBLE COMPANY)S QUARRY. About half-a-mile north of the quarry above referred to, and only a short distance from the Coahuila creek, the American -Black Marble Company did considerable work in I903, in an unsuccessful
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THE SEMI-CRYSTALLINE MARBLES

attempt to discover black marble in commercial quantities. The main works, which consist of two openings, are located on a steep hill-slope. The excavations. are only a few feet deep and less than
50 feet in length. The stone exposed in each excavation is a clark,
impure partially crystalline limestone, showing, more or less distinctly, lines of lamination. The last named characteristic of the stone is best seen on the weathered outcrops. Interlaminated with the stone, occurs thin layers of black shale, rwith an occasional nodular concretion of black chert. The total thickness of the formation at this point appears to be about 300 feet. The natural exposure of the stone along the hill-side, which so well illustrates its character, would seem to have convinced almost any marble man that it was useless to expend money here, with a view to securing a first class ornamental stone.

THE VARIEGATED MARBLES
There occurs in the northwest corner of Whitfield co_unty a narrow belt of dark-chocolate and grayish m.arhles, highly fossiliferous. It enters the county from Tem1essee, about one mile east of Reel Clay, and extends nearly parall-el with the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia d!visio11 of the Southern Railway, for about ten miles. It is well exposed about one mile east of Varnell's Station, on the Eslinger farm. This m~rble belongs to the same stratum, which traverses the valley of East Tennessee, and which is so extensively worked in the vicinity of Knoxville.
The color of the stone is quite variable. It is generally of a darkchocolate color, variegated with white; but there also occurs, in more or less abundance, a light-gray and a beautiful pink These various colors are frequently found at the same place, occupying different layers of the sam-e stratum, or they may blend into one another, so that almost any shade of color, from a clark-chocolate to a lightgray, can be secured. The light-gray, which is always the most solid and the most con,1pletely crystallized, is generally traversed by dark, irregular lines, that add variety to an otherwise monoto-

THE MA R BLES OF CEOR G! A

PLATE XXI

A VIEW OF THE MARBLE-DRES I G WORK OF THE KENNESAW MARBLE COMPANY, NEAR MARIETTA, GEORGIA, SHOWING HOW LARGE Bl.OCK OF MARBLE ARK EASILY HANDLED WITH THE DERRICK.

THE;, SEMI-,CRYSTALLINE MARBLES

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nous light-gray st.Irfap~. The exposures are mostly in the form of bowld~rs, or large disconn~cted masses, which appear to be due to the surface weathering of thick layers of marble, with a somewhat join.t~d stru~tur~. As this peculiar mode of weathering has been
ca11-sed entirely by surface waters, carrying carbonic acid in solution,
it is reasonable to suppose that the bovvlders and the disconnected
m.ctss.es unite to form continuous beds, at no great depth. These beds, making up the stratmn of marble, as shown by the outcroppings, are from two to eight feet. in thickness, and lie within a synclincal fold, of a ferruginous calcareous formation; called, by Dr. Safford, iron-limestone.
It is difficult to determine the exact thickness of the marble deposit at any point along the belt, on account of the overburden of earth and the limit"ed outcrops. However, one would be on the safe side, in putting the minimum thickness at thirty to forty feet. On th.e Hoskin far7n) one mile southeast of Red Clay, it attains
probably more than twice this thickness; bttt it is not all merchant-
able stone. The microscopical and chemical analyses of the lighFgray varie-
ties of marble, show thern to be nearly pure calcitun carbonate, aln1ost crystalline, with rarely any traee of organic remains. These chemical and physical properties, together with the smooth surface. of the stones, exposed for years in the natural bed, are conclusive
proofs, that the marble is well suited both for building and orna-

mental purposes. The dark-chocolate variety has less calcium carbonate, and nu-
merous fossils, and is only partly crystalline; but, owing to its
beautiful color and brilliant finish, it is well a9.apted for furniture and interior decoration.
ON THE EsLINGER FARM: the marble was worked, many years ago, to a limited extent, into tombstones, some of which are still to be seen in the churchyards of the vincinity, in a fair state of preservation. The stone used for that purpose was mostly obtained from howlders, and worked into the desired shape by hand. At other

THE SEMI-CRYSTALLINE MARBLES
places along the line of outctopping, where the marble becomes thinbedded and is easily quarried, it has been used locally in making chimneys, foundations for buildings, etc.
The marble belt of Whitfield county is very favorably located for the shipment of stone. Branch lines can easily be constructed from the main line of the Southern Railway, along the numerous s1nall streams, which cut through the ridg.e separating the marble belt from the railroad. Son1e of these streams are of sufficient size, and have enough fall, to give considerable water-power, that might be easily utilized in operating quarrying machinery.
FLOYD COUNTY
THE SIX-MILE STATIO-N PROPERTY
About seven miles south of Rome, near Six Mile station, a considerable amount of money was spent, a few years ago, in a black serni-crystalline limestone, belonging to the same fo1~n1atioti, as fhat which has been worked for n1arble at the base of Cedar Ridge, in Whitfield county. The stone found here seems to have been much shattered and broken up, by some great dynamic force, and to have been aga.in united by veins of white crystalline calcite. These white veins penetrate the stone in every direction, and give to it a very pleasing effect, when polished. A branch road nearly two miles in length was graded from this quarry to the main line o.f' the Southern Railway, and quarrying machinery was purchased and put in operation; but the works were finally abandoned, before any stone was put on the market. The principal difficulty encountered, in using this stone for ornamental purposes, seems to be due to its unsound condition and its variable physical structure.

CHAPTER IX
:MARBLE-DRESSING AND FINISHING-WORKS
The .following is a short description of the larger marble-dressing and finishing-works, within easy access of the marble quarries. These, although not connected with any quarries, are, nevertheless~ very important factors in the marble industry of the State.
'l'HE KENNESAW MARBLE COMPANY
The Kennesaw Marble Company was organized August rsth, 1891, with a capital of $roo,ooo.oo. The plant operated by this company is located near Marietta, at the junction of the Western & Atlantic and the Louisville & Nashville Railroads. It consists of
a a large mill, 420 by 8o feet, a machine shop, power-house, a pack-
ing and shipping building, etc. The mill is supplied with I 5 gangs of saws; one circular cut-off saw, 3 rubbing-beds, 2 polishing-beds~ 4 lathes, 2 large cutting-machines, one moulding machine, one counter-sinking machine, and 2 electric dynamos. The machine shop is large, and is well supplied with all the machinery necessary to make or keep in repair all parts of the mill and the tools used in cutting and carving the marble. With these various labor-saving machines and equipments, the company is able to turn out a great deal of excellent work at a comparatively small expense. A 200-horsepower Brown engine supplies all necessary power to run the machinery. One of the electric dynamos, which is located in the engine room, furnishes the building with incandescent lights. This enables the mill to run day and night, which is often necessary, to fill pressing orders. The firm makes a specialty of monumental work and interior finish; though it is able to do all kinds of work, for which marble is used. It deals exclusively with contractors and retail dealers,. and has worked up a very extensive trade in all the leadinv-
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cities of the United States. The greater part of the marble used by this company is fron1 the quarries of the Georgia Marble Company in Pickens county. The ontput of the Kertnesaw Marble Company, in the last few years, shows that the demand for Georgia marble is rapidly i11eFeasr11g. This, with the outputs of other 1arge manufacturers of th~s n1arble,. indicates that it has become one of the most
popular of o1"namentai' stones. The Kennesaw Marble Company has furnished from Georgia marble the interior finish for some of the most costly buildings erected in the country. An1ong these, may be mentioned the Custom-house at Chattanooga, the new city-hall at Richmond, Va., and one of the cmridors in the. new congressional library at Washington, D. C., the last named being wainscoted with a very rich and b~au:t:iful quality o~ Creole marbJe. . Many of the more expensive n1ontuDents of Georgia marble, which have been erected throughout theSouth, were rnade by this company, who s~11 them to the local retail dealers ready f01~ erection. The number of hands employed varies f1~om. time to time, the usual number beir1g about roo; though, when large coritraets are to be filled on short
notice, as many as r so or more hands a:re frequently employed.

'tHE BLUE RIDGE MARBLE COMJ?ANY
The works of the Biue Ridge Marble Company, located at Nelson, Pickens cotu1ty, on tile Louisville & Nashville R. R., ti1ree miles southeast of Tate, is one of the most co111plete and thO.foughly equipped marble plants in the State. This cotnpany, which was organized in t886, with a capital stock of about $roo,ooo~oo, makes a specialty of interior work; but it also carries on an extehsive monumental business, besides furnishii1g stone of all kinds for ge'l'leral building purposes. The works, being within ashort distance of the several marble quanies in Long Swamp valley, and connected with thetn by railroad, are quite favorabl'y situated for the selection of any material, which '111ay be desired, in filling various ot~clers. The marble-yard of the company, laid out on both sides of the railroad, covers-about 20 actes, and is usually well stocked with sawed blocks and slabs, ready to be worked, on short notice, into any desired shape

TH E AfARBLES OF CF.ORCf A

PLAT XXff

TIIR MARill.E WORKS OF TIIR 1\IC EEl. MARBLR COMI'ANY, MARfETTA, GEORGIA.

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or form_ This display of the various grades and colors of the Georgia marble invariably attracts the attention of the traveler from the car-window, and is always an object of general con1ment.
The main building of the Blue Ridge Marble Con1pany is 8o feet wide and 360 feet long. The equipment of the plant consists of I6 gangs of saws, 5 I2-foot rubbing-beds, 2 circular cut-off saws, I sash cut-of saw, I large and I small planer, I large lathe for turning columns, 3 small lathes, 50 pneumatic tools, 4 polishing-machines, r large locomotive crane ( 2 5 tons), I smaH locomotive crane ( r 5 tons), I 200-candlepower dynamo, 2 air-con1pressors, 2 roo-
horsepower boilers, I 200-horsepower engine, and 7i mile of stand-
ard-gauge railroad track. The writer was informed, that it is the intention of the company to increase the size of their plant in a short time, by the addition of I2 gangs of saws and the construction of a large cutting-shed. \iVith these additions, the plant will probably be one of the largest in the South.
The Blue Ridge Marble Company, which, at present, has under lease, .and is now operating, the m.ill of the Marble Hill Quarry Company at the Piedmont quarries, employs about I 6o Jmen. Sotne ide<l: may be had of the character of the work of this company, when it is stated, that their handiwork is to be seen in the interior decoration of the famous Betz building, one of the most beautiful structures in Philadelphia; the Drexel Institute of the same city; St. Cecilia's church of Brooklyn, N. Y.; and, also, that magnificent building, the Auditorium at Chicago.

MESSRS. GEO. B. SICKELS & COMPANY
The mill and shops of Messrs. Geo. B. Sickels & Co. are located within a few hundred yards of the Georgia Marble Company-'s works near Tate, where blocks of marble, of any desired shape and color, can .be readily selected from the extensive stock always kept on hand. The firm was organized in I 886, with a capital-stock of $ro,ooo; but, since then, the works have been greatly enlarged~ in order to supply a rapidly increasing trade. They manufacture exclusively from Georgia marble all kinds of interior finish, making a

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specialty of tiling and wainscoting. These find their way to all

parts of the United States, and are generally commented upon, on

account of the superior quality of the. stone used and the excellent

workmanship. The plant is supplied with 6 gangs of saws, 3 I2-

foot rubbing-beds, 3 lathes, I planer, r dynamo, 2 air-compressors,

I polisliing-machine, 2 drill presses, r counter-sinking machine, and

a large derrick for l1anclling the stone. The motor-power is fur~

nished by a 120-horsepower engine, supplied by a I 75-horsepower

boiler. In addi~ion to the main mill, there are, also) _cutting and

carving sheds, and an office.



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The firm employs about 75 hands; and-turns out monthly from

20,000 to 25,000 tiles, besides a great deal of wainscoting and monu-

mental work, as well as various kinds o~ carved work.

THE GEORGIA MARBLE-FINISHING WORKS
_The Georgia Marble-finishing Works, which are located at Canton, have been in operation for about I 5 years. These works have rapidly grown frmn a very small beginning to one of the most extensive works of the kind in the State. Originally, the works occupied a small brick building, not over 40 feet long and less than 30 feet wide; but, to-day, the works together with the marble yard, which is always well stocked with marble, cover an area of nearly 2 ~ acres. It now gives regular employment to about So hands, and is doing a very extensive business in monun1ental work and exterior and interior finish. The main building is quite large, being occupied by the n1ill proper, the carving department, and the finished stock-room. The equipment consists of 9 gangs of saws, r circular cut-off saw, r sash.cut-off saw, 3 r2-foot rubbing-beds, 2 lathes, I polishing-machine, 30 pneumatic tools, I air-compressor, I I 50horsepower boiler, r roo-horsepower engine, and r 6o-foot derrick. The company also has a large office, and all other necessary equipment for carrying on a successful marble-finishing business.
The following price-list is taken fron1 the company's handsomely illustrated catalogue issued last year:-

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XXIII

OFFICE AND WOIIKS OF TilE BUTLER MARBLE A D G HA lTE COM P A Y, MAHl ETTA, GEORG IA.

1'v1ARBLE-DRESSING A1VD FINISHING-H/ORKS

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CREOLE> KENNESAW AND CHEROKEE MARBLES

Sand-rubbed and Boxed Per Cubic Foot
Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3. 50 .l\verage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . oo Best No. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 50
No.3 .............................................. 2.oo No. 3 Base-strips and Posts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
Inferior Bottom Bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . 75

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r 2 to 14 inches long, 3 inches thick, sand-rubbed and boxed .. $o. 55

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Lettering
.os Inscription: letters, raised or sunk, each .................. .
Verse-letter, each ................................... . .OJ
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Plain Headstones
Square, round, bevel, o-gee~ apex and oval tops, finished, boxed and on cars.
Faces, edges and tops polished, backs fine. sand-finished.

Per Cubic Foot

2 111. 3m.

4 111.

Select, 2.0 feet by I .o foot and larger ....... $6. oo $5. oo $s.oa
so Average, same size .. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. oo 5 . oo 4
Best No. 3, same size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . oo 4. 50 4-00

Headstones smaller than 2.0 feet by r.o foot, extra per cubic

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MARBLE-DRESSING AND FINISHING-WORKS

THE M)NEEL MARBLE COMPANY
The MeNeel Marble Company, located at Marietta, began work on a small scale about 14 years ago. The business of the company has since rapidly increased, from year to year, and the plant, at the san1e time, has been correspondingly improved and enlarged. The con1pany, which is now capitalized at $so,ooo, is chiefly engaged in monumental work. In addition to the large plant in Marietta, the con1pany also has branch houses in Gainesville and Cordele. The works, together with the marble yard in Marietta, cover nearly three acres, the main building being so by 22 5 feet. The equipment consists of 2 12-foot rubbing-beds, 2 lathes, r polishing-machine, r circular cut-off saw, r pneumatic surfacing-machine, 2 5 pneumatic tools, r air-compressor, 2 30-horsepower engines, r 75-horsepower boiler, and derricks. The plant is modern, and can do all kinds of monumental work in a first-class manner. The large yard enables the company to keep constantly on hand sufficient stone to fill all orders without delay. The con1pany, besides employing stone-carvers, also employs special designers who origit1ate and get up new designs for the trade. The total nun1ber of hands employed by the McNeel Marble Company at the time of the writer's visit I was 75

THE BUTLER MARBLE AND GRANITE COMPANY
The Butler Marble and Granite Company, which has an authorized capital stock of $7s,ooo, is located on the Western & Atlantic R. R., at Butler's station, one mile south of the Marietta depot. This con1pany designs and manufactures for the trade all kinds of monuments. About 75 per cent. of the stone, used, is Georgia marble. The main building, which is 385 feet long and 30 feet wide, is well arranged and substantially constructed. The equipment of the plant is as follows:- r 12-foot rubbing-bed, r circular cut-off saw, r polishing-machine, r surfacing-machine, 2 5 pneumatic tools, r air-compressor, r roo-horsepower boiler, r roo-horsepov.rer engine, r Gofoot derrick, and a blacksmith-shop. The plant is up-to-date, having
I May, 1905.

TH E MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XXI V

1 TERlOR OF THE STOCK-ROOM 01" TilE GEORGIA MARBLE-l<' lNISHING WORKS, CANTON, GEORG IA .

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been constructed only about t~o years. The company has a large stock-yard, well supplied with stone, and is always able to fill orders on short notice. The Butler 11arble and Granite Company employs special designers and experienced 1vorkmen, and are thereby enabled to execute first-class work, which finds a ready sale throughout the Southern States. The company at present gives employment to
:about so hands.

CHAPTER X
VARIOUS STYLES OF FINISH
While in the field, specimens of marbles -vvere collected from aU the outcrops. The collecting of specimens to form a museum, showing the State's mineral resources, is provided for, in the bill reorganizing the survey; and, as soon as sufficient material has been collected, a special room or rooms in the State capitol will be fitted up, when the marbles, as well as other building-stones, minerals, ores, fossils, etc., obtained within the State will be permanently displayed. The specirnens of marble secured for this purpose, where there are no quarties in operation, vvere ordinary rock specimens, trimmed three by four by one inches; while, at the quarries, eight-inch cubes were secured, each face of which \vas differently finished, as shown in plate XXVIII.
Figure I of this plate shows what is called the "rock-face," and is the rough surface of the stone, as it is taken from the quarry, or only slightly trimmed by a pitching-chisel. The 1eclges of cut blocks are often surrounded by a narrow margin of "drove" work. The "rock-face" finish is used in exterior work, and makes a very attractive building, especially, if the white varieties of the Georgia marble are used. In figures 2 and 3, we have the "pointedface," differing from the "rock-face," in having the surface of the stone trimmed clown by an implement called a point. This style of finish is also largely used in exterior work, two varieties of which are here represented. Figure 4 represents the "tooth-chisel" finish, and is produced by means of a wide chisel, having its edge toothed like a saw. Figure 5 shows the "square-drove" finish, made by a chisel resembling that used in making the tooth-chiseled face, but differing from it, in having its edges smooth, instead of notched. This style of finish is shown as a margin to all the faces here fig-
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Til E MA R BLES OF GEORGI A

PLATE X XV

A GRN"E H AL \ IRW OF Til~: WOHKS OF TII"E BLUE HTDGF. ~!AHRT. E O~ IP ANY, F: !.SO ' GEOHG IA.

SPECIMENS OF MARBLES COLLECTED
ured. The "patent-hammer" finish is produced by the patent hammer/ an instrument formed of four, six, eight, or n1ore thin steel plates, fastened securely together, so as to forrn a single piece, the striking face of which makes, when it comes in contact with the marble, a number of alternating, parallel groves and riclges. 2 This style
of finish gives to the surface oi the Georgia marble a snow-white
appearance, and is used for exterior work. The polished surface, which cannot be shown by figure, is frequently used on interior decoration, table-tops, tombstones etc. It may be produced, by the use either of oxalic acid or polishing putty. The surface of the stone is first made as smooth as possible, by means of sand or emery and pumice or hone, after which it is rubbed with a woolen cloth, wet with oxalic acid, or charged with polishing putty, either of which produces a very brilliant polish, though the former is not so durable as the latter.
~he State lVIuseum is greatly indebted to the Georgia Marble Company ~nd the Southern Marble Company for five eight-inch cubes, furnished by each company, showing the marbles dressed, as above described.
1 See plate XXVIII, figure r2. 2 See p&ate XXVIII, figure 6.

CHAPTE R XI
MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS USED IN MARBLEWORKING
The following descriptions of machines and implements, used in working marbles, are taken from the report of the United States-
ational Museum for 1886,' with slight changes.
FIG. I
THE ECLIPSE ROCK DRILL
Of the many machines, that have, from time to time, been in vented for working stone, we can here mention only the principal ones, that are to-day in actual use.
1 " The collection o f Building and Orna m e nta l Sto nes in th e United States Na tional :\h1seum : A Hand-book a nd Ca ta logue . B y Geo rge P . "Merrill, Cu ra to r o f th e De partme nt of Li th ology a nd Phys ica l Geology," tSSg: As this book is out of print, Dr. Me rrill b as added much ue w ma tte r to the o rig ina l, a nd it is uo w publis he d by j ohn \Vi ley a nd So ns, Ne w York City, u nder the name, Sto nes fo r Buildin g a ud Decora tio n.
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TilE I!ARBLES OF GEORGI A

PL ATE XX I .!

A \"IE \Y TN THE TOCK-YARD OF T H E BLUE H IDGE MARBLE O~I PANY , NEL ON, GEORGTA , H O \\. TNG THE LO CO ~ I OT I VE CRANE T W ORK.

MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS
DRILLs.-The old-time method of drilling by means of a flat, pointed drill, called a "jumper," which is held by one workman, while others strike it alternate blows with heavy hammers, although still in use in many quarries, has been largely superseded by steam-drills of various kinds.
A simple form of the steam-drill, and one now in very general use, is that shown in figure L The drill proper is fastened directly to the piston, which can be inclined at any angle, thus fitting it for ordinary quarrying or tunneling. It is driven either by steam or compressed air. A different adaptation of the same principle. is employed in channeling and gadding machines, used in getting out dimension stones. The drill and cylinder are attached to the horizontal bar, by means of a clamp, which can be loosened or tightened at will. By this means a, dozen or more holes can be cut by simply sliding the drill along the bar, without n1oving the entire machine.
CHANNELING-MACHINEs.-The channeling-rnachine, shown in figure 2, was invented by George J. W a:rdwell of Rutland, Vt. The first successful machine was built by him in r 863, in connection with the Sutherland Falls Marble Company, and that original machine was at work there constantly, until r885. These machines are used by the Georgia and Southern Marble Cmnpanies, and are in operation at all the important quarries of sandstone, limestone and marble in the country. It is calculated, that over s,ooo,ooo square feet have been cut by them. The channeler is essentially a . locomotive machine, driven by power, usually steam, moving over a steel rail track, which is placed on the quarry-bed. It carries a single-gang drill on one side, or two such dri11s, one on each side. These are raised and dropped by a lever and crank arrangement. The gang of cutters forming the drill is composed of five steel bars, 7 to 14 feet in length, sharpened at the ends and securely clamped together. Of the five cutters, two have diagonal edges ; the other three have their edges transverse. The center of the middle cutter, which is the largest, extends lowest, so that the five form something like a step arrangement away from the center.

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The drill, lifted, drops with great force, and rapidly cuts a channel into the rock. The single-gang machine is operated by two men, and the double one by three. As it runs backward and forward over the rock, the machine is reversed without stopping, and, a it goes, the cutters deliver their strokes, it is claimed, at a rate of one hundred and fifty per minute. The machine feeds forward on the track, half an inch at each stroke, cutting half an inch or more at

FIG. 2

every time of passing. The sing le machine will cut from 40 to 8o square feet of channel per day in marble or limestone, at a cost of from 5 to 20 cents per square foot. The double machine will do twice the amount of work, in the same time. A good workman would formerly cut from 5 to ro feet, that is, a groove one foot deep and from 5 to ro feet long, in one day. F or this, he would receive from 25 to 30 cents per foot.

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XXVII

A TRAIN- LOAD OF GEORGIA MARBLE FRO?-f THE WORKS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MARBLE COMPANY , NEL ON , GEORGIA .

MACHINES At-.D IMPLEMENTS
Sulliva~/s Chan11eling-nw.chiues are also used at the Georgia and Southern works. They differ from the Wardwell in several im-portant particulars, prominent among which are these :-1. The cutting-tool is attached rigidly to the piston, so that the stroke is dealt directly by the steam pressure in the cylinder, and without the intervention of any cranks, levers or springs. 2 . The cuttingtools are made adjustable to any angle-to the right, left, forward or backward. The machine is thus capable of making transverse and side-hill cuts, and does what is known in quarrying as "cutting out the corners." 3 It can be used in chambers, where the distance between the fl oor and the roof is but 6 feet; and it can be used in tunnels and head ing . The machine carries fi e drills in ihe gang, three straight points and two diagonal ones. These are :arranged a een in the accompanying cut.
FIG. 3
THE SULLIVAN CHANNELING MACHINE
The average capacity, as claimed by the company's circular, IS :as follows : -
In marble, 8o to IOO square feet of channel, in ten hours.
so In sandstone, I to 200 square feet of channel, in ten hours.
In limestone, I20 to ISO square feet of channel, in ten hours. Th e Ingersoll-Sergeant Channeling-machi11e is another first-class machine, which is in use at the Piedmont quarry. The principal

MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS
points of superiority claimed by the builders of this channeler are its unusually heavy construction of truck-frame, channeler-engine, striking parts, etc.
The Dia.mond Cha:n.ne.Zing-mach.ine) though not at present used\ in the Georgia quarries, employs I 3-4 inch drill-bits, which are attached to the drill-rods of varying lengths, adapted to any required depth of channel up to 9 I-2 feet. The channel 111ay be made open or partly closed, the latter by leaving slight spaces between the holes, to be afterwards chipped out. But the whole operation of a. clear cut is made simultaneously by means of an intercutting guide, which anwers this purpose very well. The drill can be made to vary in any direction, from perpendicular to a 50 slant, for putting down the tunnel and angle cuts.
GADDERS.-The gadder takes its name fron1 the class of work,. for which it is especially designed, and which is known among quarrymen as "gadding~" When the requisite channel-cuts are made about a block of marble to be removed, it is necessary to undercut
the block, in order to release it. This is usually accomplished by-
drilling a series of holes beneath it, and then, by wedges, the block: is split fro111 its bed.
The machine is placed upon a platforn1 on trucks, arranged to run on. a track. When adjusted for work, it may be braced by pointed legs. The boring apparatus is attached by a swivel to a perpendicular guide~bar. This guide-bar is secured to the boiler behind it, which forms the main support of the machine.. Upon the guide-bar, the boring apparatus may be raised or lowered at will,. for the purpose of boring a series of holes in a perpendicular line, if desired. Upon the swivel, the boring-apparatus may be turned,. so as to bore in any direction, within the plane of the swivel-plate. At one end of the drill-rod or spindle is the drill-head, armed with: carbons, and supplied with small apertures or outlets for water. At the other end of the spindle is attached a hose fot supplying water to the drill-head. A rapid revolving n1ovement is con1municated to the drill-spindle by the gearing. The speed and feedmovement may be regulated by the operator with reference to the

TilE MARBLES OF CEORGlA

PLATE XXVffl

2

4

6

KINDS OF FINISH.

Fig. r. Rock Face. Figs. 2 and 3 Pointed Face.

Fig. 4. Tooth-Chiseled.
Fig. s. Square Drove.

Fig. 6. Patent Hammered.

MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS
hardness or softness, coarseness or finene!ls of the material to be bored; and the feeding movement may be instantly reversed at pleasure. The machine is so constructed, that the drill-spindle may be removed, and others inserted in the same holder, adjusted to bore in the opposite direction, the boring apparatus being driven by a double-cylinder engine. A continuation of one of the pistonrods through the cylinder. forms the plunger to a small pump,. placed above the cylinder, which supplies water to the boiler, and forces water through the drill-spindle and head. These jets of water wash out all the borings made, and keep the drill-head from heating. The usual feed of this drill in marble is from four to five inches per minute.
The Ingersoll Gadding Machine is used in the Georgia marble quarries; it is only a special adaptation of the steam.:.drill. It is claimed, that this machine will "put in holes, close to the bottom of the quarry, in a horizontal position along the bench, into the roof, or perpendicularly into the floor as desired."
G~INDING AND PoLISHING MACHINEs.-In large works, the grinding and polishing is now generally done by steam po.wer. For flat surfaces, a circular, horizontally revolving iron plate or grating, attached t.o the lower end of a vertical shaft, with elbow joint, is used; the workman guides it to any portion of the surface he may desire, by means of a handle, the abrading substance being sand or emery. \Vith felt attached to the plate, the same form of machine is also used for polishing. Blocks of suth size, as can be handled by the wor~men, are usually ground upon horizontal revolving iron beds, some eight or twelve feet in diameter. In making straight or only slightly curved moldings, the form is first carved out with a chisel, and then a plate of cast-iron, fitting as accurately as possible, is n1ade by means of a long ann, to travel back and forth over the stone, with sand or emery, or putty-powder and feltr as the case may be. These are called pendulum-machines. The actual labor is thus greatly reduced, and a highe'r and more lasting polish obtained, than is possible by hand.
LATHES AND PLANERs.-Lathes are now very generally used.

MACHINES AND IA1PLEMENTS
for turning posts and pillars from soft stone, as well as from granite. In easy working varieties, as sandstone, limestorie and marble, the cutting tool is a simple chisel, much like that used in turning metals, and is held in a clamp in the same way. With the softer varieties of stone, a plane surface, sufficiently smooth for flagging, is produced by means of a planing machine, similar. to those in use for planing metals, and is operated in the same manner.
MACHINES FOR SAWING..-.-.In sawing marble, the same method, with son1e modifications, is employed, as was in use according to Professor Seeley, three hundred years before the Christian era. 'The principal consists simply of a smooth flat blade of soft iron, set in a frame and fed with sharp sat1d and water. The saws are now frequently set in gangs of a .dozen or more in a single frame, and several gangs are sometimes operated by one man, who shovels on the wet sand, as it is needed, while fine streams of \Vater from overhead wash it beneath the blade, as it swings backward and for. ward in its slowly deepening groove. Some attempts at automatic feeders have been made; but they are not, as yet, in general us~.
This .n1ethod has been found to be inapplicable for cutting :granite, owing to the greater hardness of the material. In the last few years, a sand, composed of globules of chilled iron, has been 1.1sed to good advantage. The great drawback to the use of this material, so far as observed, is the care necessary to avoid staining the stone by rust fron1 the wet globules, during the time the inachine is not running, This is clone by wetting down the stone and globules in the saw.,.frame, with a thick solution of lime-water, prior to leaving the saws for the night. Circular saws, wi~h diamond teeth, have been used to some extent; bt1t they have not come "into general use, on account of being too ,expensive.
For sawing circular apertures in the top of a washstand, or getting out tops for small tables, a saw, made of plates of soft iron bent into the form of a cylindet and revolved by a vertical shaft, is used. Sand, emery, or globules of chilled iron constitute the cut- ting materials, as with the saws just mentioned.

TH E AfARBLESOFCEOR CIA

PLATE XXIX

ClHC LAR CUTOI<' F SAW 1 USE AT TilE RUTLER MARBLE AND GRA lTE COMPANY'S WORKS, M RIETTA, GEORGIA.

MACfilNES Al,/D ll\JFLEMEN'I'S

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A recent European invention for sawing stone consists of a twisted cord of steel, made to run around pulleys like a band-saw. The cord is composed of three steel wires loosely twisted together, but stretched tightly over the pulleys, and is niade to run at a high rate of speed. The swift successive blows fro111 the ridges of cord, delivered along the narrow line, disintegrate the stone much more rapidly, it is claimed, than the iron blade fed with sand. The usual rate of cutting in blocks of soft limestone is about tvventy-four inches an hour, and, in marble, a little more than nine inches an hour. In certain Belgian marble quarries, the saw is said to be used to advantage in cutting the rocks from the quarry-bed. In thus utilizing .it, the floor is first cleared, as for channeling-machines, and then, by means of large cylindrical drills, fed with metallic sand, a shaft twenty-seven inches in diameter is cut to the desired depth, and the cores are taken out, as by the con1mon. tubular diamond-drill. T\vo of these holes are sunk at proper distances apart, and guides are set up in them, on -vvhich movable frames are placed, carrying pulleys of a diameter somevvhat less than that of the holes; over these pulleys the cord-saw is stretched; motion is
then imparted to the pulleys by a simple system of transmission,
and the saw cuts without interruption) until the bottom of the drillpit or shaft is reached. A great saving of time and material is claimed for this invention. Although it seems to promise well, none are, as far as is known, in use at present in this country.
THE SAND-BLAST.-The sand-blast has been utilized to some extent, in the work of lettering headstones, and for producing delicate tracings on quartzite. That the process is so little used is clue, it is said, to the opposition of the trades-unions, and not to any defect in the process itself.
HAND IMPLEMEN'Ts.-Thc Face Ha11t1ncr.-This is a heavy square-faced hammer, weighing from fifteen to twenty-five pounds, and is used for roughly shaping the blocks, as they come from the quarry. It is sometimes made v,ith both faces alike, or again with one face flat, and the other drawn out into a cutting eclge.r The

1 See figure 10, plate XXX.

MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS

cavil differs from it, only in having one face drawn out into a pyra1nidal point.
The A.x- or Pean-ha:wz,wzer is made with two opposite cutting faces,
as seen in figure r 3, plate xxx. The edges are sometimes toothed
roughly, when it is called the toothed-ax.
The Patent or B~{;sh-ha11;z,111e1' r is made of four, six, eight, ten or
more thin blades of steel, bolted together, so as to form a single piece, the striking faces of which are deeply and sharply grooved. This hammer is said to have been invented by Joseph Richards of Quincy, Mass., at some time between the years r83r and r840. As -constructed, this head was composed of a single piece, instead of .several as now. In son1e works this is called a bush-hammer.
Crandwll.-This consists of a bar of malleable iron about two feet in length, and slightly flattened at one end, through which is a slot, three-dghths of an inch wide and three inches long. Through this slot are passed ten double-headed points, of one-foutth of an incl~ .square steel, nine inches long, which are held in place by a key.
Sledge Ha11;z,mer. 2 - A smooth-faced hammer, weighing from ten to twenty-five pounds, used for striking the drills, in hand-drilling, Or in driving large wedges for slitting stone.
H and-ha111mer.3 - A smooth-faced hammer, with two striking faces, weighing fron1 two to five pounds. It is used for hand-drilling, pointing and chiseling in hard kinds of rocks. It usually has both faces alike.
M allet.4- This is a wooden implement, with a cylindrical head, used in place of the hammer in cutting the soft stones, as marbles .and sandstones.
Piclc.-An instrument resembling the ordinary pick-axe used in <ligging, but somewhat shorter and stoti.ter. It is used on soft varieties of stone, for rough dressing or channeling, prior to wedging.
Pitching Chisel. 5 - This is a steel chisel, the cutting face of which is rectangular in outline, and with sharp angles or corners. It is

I See figure 12, pla,te XXX. 2 See figure rr, plate XXX.

3 See figure 16, Plate XXX. 4 See figurers, plate XXX. 5 See figure 7, plate XXX.

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XXX

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used for trimming down the edges to a straight line. The Chipper

"is used for similar purposes.

Chisel or Drove.-This is a steel chisel, the cutting edge of which

is drawn out wide and thin, as shown in figure 2, plate xxx. It is

used, principally, on the soft varieties of rock, in producing what is

-called "drove-work."

Splitting Chisel.-A steel chisel, made as shown in figure 8, and

used in splitting and general cutting on hard stone like granite.

Other forms of chisels, used only on soft stone and driven with a

\vooden mallet, are shown in figures 3 and 6, plate xxx.

Tooth Chiscz.r- A chisel like the drove-chisel, but with the edges

toothed like a saw. It is used, only on soft stones, like marbles and

sandstone.

Point.2 - A steel implement, with the cutting end in the form of

a pyramidal point, used in the production of the finish known as

"''point-work," and also in the smoothing down of rough su-rfaces,

prior to using the ax or some other tool for fine work. Points for

1..1se on hard stone, and driven by the harnmer, have the upper end

finished as shown in figures 6 and 7, plate xxx.

TVedges or Plugs. 3 - The steel wedges used vary greatly in size.

Those used in the process of splitting, called "plug and feather," are

but two or three inches in length, while those used in quarrying for

:Splitting off large blocks, are often a foot or more long and corre-

spondingly large.

H and-Drill.4 - A small drill from eight to fifteen inches in length,

held in one hand and driven by the hand-hammer, is used for making

holes for "plug and feather" splitting, and for other light work.

Grub-Sa~u. 5 - A saw for cutting stone by hand. It consists of e,

plate of soft iron, from a twentieth to a tenth of an inch in thickness,

and from six inches to four feet in length ; the blade is notched on

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the lower edge, and fitted with a wooden back, fo~ convenience in

handling and to prevent bending. Sand or emery is the cutting

material, as with the steam saws.

I See figure I, plate XXX. 2 See figure 4, plate XXX.

3 See figure I4, plate XXX. 4 See figure 5, plate XXX~ 5 See fizure I7. Plate XXX.

CHAPTER XII
PHYSICAL TJ!STS OF THE GEORGIA l\1ARBLES
THE l\1rcROSCOPIC STRUCTURE oF l\1ARBLES
Though the use of the microscope. in the study of rocks is of recent elate, yet it has rendered invaluable aiel, in maki11g out the structure and the composition of rocks, which are always the most important points to be considered in selecting a building stone. By this means, the rnost minute impurities or defects, which might give rise to uneven weathering or to rapid disintegration in a 'stone, can frequently be readily detected. A chemical analysis gives the ultimate chemical
a composition of rock, vvhile a microscopic analysis gives its rnin-
eralogical composition, showing in what form the chemical eiements are combined, and how different two rocks may be in structure and texture, though nearly alike in chemical composition. Thus, for instance, take two limestone hand-specimens, which closely resemble each other. \i\Then subjected to chemical analysis, they are found to be identical in composition; but, on examining them, in thin sections under the microscope, they are seen to be very different in structure, one being phenocrystalline, while the other is cryptocrystalline. By the aid of the microscope, we are also able to follow every phase of crystallization, and to explain many otherwise unknown parts of the history of many of our building stones, and the changes, \vhich they are likely to undergo, when subjected to new conditions.
In order to study fragments of rocks under the n1icroscope successfully by transmitted light, it is necessary that they be made so thin, that the darkest colored stone may become at least partly tra11sparent. 'The manner of preparing thin sections depends mainly on the means at hand for executing the work. vVhen no stone-cutting machine is to be had, thin chips or flakes can usually be broken
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from the stone, of the desired shape and thickness, by means of a

hammer; but, \Yhen it is desired to make a section in sorne particular

direction through a rock, it is essential to have recourse to a ma-

chine, in order to get satisfactory results. A nun1ber of machines

have been devised for this purpose, several of which are said to do

very satisfactory work. The one belonging to the laboratory of

the Geological Survey of Georgia was devised by the late Professor

George H. Williams, of Johns I-Iopkins University; it is probably

one of the best now in use for small laboratories. Slices, about one

thirty-second of an inch in thickness, are cut by this machine, by

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pressing the stone against a rapidly revolving metallic disk, having

diamond-dust set in its edge. It is run with a small dynamo, sup-

plied with electricity from a three-cell storage battery. This machine

has also attached to it a horizontal grinding disk of copper, on which

the slices can be ground to the desired thinness. Having obtained

thin slices of the stone, either by use of the section machine, or by

detaching thin chips witb the hammer, the next process is to pre-

pare them for the microscope. Tbis is done by rubbing clown one

side of the specimen, until it becomes perfectly flat and smooth~

either by grinding it by hand on a flat surface of plate glass, with

einery and \Vater, or by using the sarne abras.ive material on the hor:i::-

zontal revolving disk of the section-machine. When the necessary

machine is at hand, the latter method is always preferable, on ac-

count of the rapidity with which the work can be executed. The

chips used in making sections are usually about three-quarters of an

inch in diameter; if not of convenient shape to be pressed flat by the

finger against the grinding surface, the fragment to be ground must

be cemented to a bit of wood, in order to hold it steady before pro-

ceeding to rub it down. When the desired flatness and polish have

been obtained, and all the dirt and particles of emery have been

thoroughly removed from the surface, the next process consists in

cementing the smooth surface of the stone to a small piece of plate

glass abc:mt two inches square and a quarter of an inch thick. The

spec1men, with its polished face dmvnward, is fastened to the plate

MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURE

glass by means of Canada balsam, which becomes quite hard, after

being heated, and forms a strong union between the smooth sur-

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faces. The slice thus firmly"" attached to the gl~ss can be easily

held in position on the gTincling-surface, until it has been reduced

to such a degree of tenuity, as to become transparent. It is then

transferred to a new glass slide, mounted in Canada balsam, and

covered by a thin cover-glass, when it is ready for exatnination un-

der the microscope. The microphotographs, used in this report,

were made by photographing through the rnicroscope, thin sections

of marble, prepared as above described. The same magnifying

power, which was about fifty 'diameters, was used in all cases except

fc}r the specimen of Etowah marble, where tw~nty-five diameters

was used. The above notes on the preparation of thin rock sections

were taken chiefly froni Sir Archibald Geikie's work on the Out-

lines of Field Geology.

T H E M A RBL ES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XXXI

-

2 MICROPHOTOGRAPHS OF GEORGIA MARBLE.

MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURE

99

I
A microphotograph r of marble from G.. W. Crain's property, near Canton, Cherokee county, magnified fifty diameters. The section shows very small grains of calcite, through which are irregularly scattered a small amount of foreign substances. Besides mica and magnetite, various minute needles of light colored amphibole ( ?) may be seen. Some of these impurities occur in sufficiently large grains to be seen with the unaided eye, and give to the surface of the marble, when weathered, a roughened appearance.
2
A microphotograph of dark colored marble, from a quarry near Six Mile Station, Floyd county, magnified fifty diameter-s. The individual granules of calcium-magnesium carbonate, making up this marble, as shown by the section, are quite small, and are frequently separated from each other, by carbonaceous material, which gives to the stone its dark color.
1 The Survey is ll.nder obligations to Professor F. Lamson Scribner, of the Agricultural Deputment, Washington, D. C., for the use of instruments and for aid, in making the microphotographs here shown.

roo

MICROSCOPIC STRUCTUR!J

3 A microphotograph of light colored dolomite marble, from a quarry one mile east of Mineral Bluff, Fannin county, magnified fifty diameters. Thi_s is quite fine-grained, and has few impurities.
4 A microphotograph of marble from Marble Bluff, Gilmer county, magnified fifty diameters. A moderately fine-grained marble, \vith small scales of ni.ica, as inclusions.

THE tlf,.iRBLES OF GEORGIA

I'LATE XXXIII

3

4
:vl!CROPHOTOGRAI'HS OF GEORGIA MARBLE.

THE .11.-/RBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XXXII

-

5

6
MICROPHOTOGRAPHS OF GEORGIA MARBLE .

MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURE

IOI

,.,
J
A microphotograph of the Creole marb~e from the Georgia Marble Company's quarries, Pickens county, magnified fifty diameters. The section shows very large grains of calcite, throi:1gh which are unevenly distributed minute scales of graphite, that gives to the stone its dark or blue color.
6 A microphotograph of marble from the Etowah quarry, Pickens county, magnified twenty-five diameters. The specimen, from which this section was taken, was of a beautiful flesh color; but this color seelps to entirely disappear, when it becomes sufficiently thin to be studi.ed under the microscope. The dark specks near the center of the section are niica, which occurs sometimes quite plentifully along definite lines.

I02

CRUSHING TESTS

CRUSHING T:esrs
The crushing tests were made at the University of Tennessee on an Olsen testing-machine, which has a capacity of 20,000 pounds. Inch cubes were used, or as near that size as could be secured. The upper and the lower compressed surfaces of the cubes were protected in all cases, by means of a dense cardboard about onesixteenth of an inch in thickness. The object in using these pads was to secure, as near as possible, a uniforn1 degree of presst~re on all points of the compressed area. This precaution would have been unnecessary, if the opposite sides had been exactly parallel; but probably in no case was this absolutely true. All the specimens produced, in crushing, a theoretical break; that is, each cube, after being crushed, formed'.a double cone, whose bases were the original compressed fates <Jf the cube,~ This break shows the specin1ens to be sound, and that the weight was distributed .equally over the entire surface. The cmnparative strength per square inch, as given by these tests, is 1nuch higher, than that of many of the marbles used as building and ornamental stones in the United States; especially is this true of the Creole and Etowah marbles, from the Georgia company's quarries. Of the twenty-five crushing tests of marbles given in the tenth census report on building-stones of the United States, only five samples surpass these in strength. It wi11 be seen by comparing this table with the one on absorption, that there is an obvious relation between the ultimate strength and the porosity, as shown by the. amount of water absorbed, the more porous being the easiest crushed. Both the specific gravity and the weight per cubic foot are high, whicl).. shows the sto:ne to be quite dense and free from pores : this is also verified by the absorption tests.

I See plate XLIX,

TI-lE AfARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XXXI V

FOUH STO RIE S CONSTRUCTED OF , GBORGLA.

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XXXV

A SECTION OF THE MONUMENT-CUTTING DEPARTMENT OF THE GEORGIA MARBLf FINISHING WORKS, CANTON, GEORGIA.

CRUSHING TESTS1

NAME

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0

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s

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Juthern

"
"

No. 1 Kennesaw..... .99 X .99

" 2 Kennesaw..... 1.00 X 1.00

" ,"",

3 Kennesaw ..... 1.00 X 1 00 1 Georgia ....... 1.00 X 1.00 2 Georgia ....... 1.00 X 1.00 3 Georgia......... 1.00 X 1.00

,,"
" "

1 Georgia........ 1.00 X 1.00 .2 Georgia ........ .99 X .99 3 Georgia....... .99 X .98

1 Southern .... ,99 X J..00

" "

2 Southern ..... 3 Southern .....

.99 X 1.00 .98 X 1.00

Bed.
"
" "
"
" "
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"

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.E.Q,q"..O.-"o
10,000 11.400 10,6'72 13,900 13,100

..... p,g
gJ,q.,...

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1'-o bD

<ll""'<llrn oooi=l ....,
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REMARKS

10,204 11,400 10,672 13,900 13,100

J2,244 13,680 12,806 16,680 15,700

0 ~
2.717

169.8

Cracked on edge Burst suddenly

before

burstin g

......... Burst with explosion

2.763

..........
172.6

Burst with explosion Burstwith explosion

~
~
~
c:;')

13,200
13,200 12,000

13,200 13,200 12,244

15,840 15,840

.......... ..........

14,692

2.707

169.1

~
V:l

12,300
11,300

12,540 11,414

15,048 13,696

......... ........

~

10,900 11,010 1(!,212

2,734

171.8

10,800 11.020 13,224 ... ..........

1 'l'he Survey is under obligations to Professor Chas. Ferris of tl1e Engineering Department of the University of Tennessee, for valuable
aid rendered in malting the crushing and absorption tests. General Q. A. Gillmore, in his report on the compeessiv:e strength of building stones of the United States, Appendix Il, Annual Report
of the Chief of Engineers for 1875, determined a general formula for converting the crushing str!)ngth of different cubes into each other. in applyingthis formula for one and two inch cubes, it~)s found that the crushing weight of the smaller cube should be increased by apJ;Jroximately one-fifth of itself, in order to compare correctly the strength of the two cubes.

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104

ABSORPTION TESTS

ABSORPTION TESTS

NAME.

Weight after dry- Wei~h~, ::~;fter re- Approximate per

ing fo~ 24 hours. J?ammgm water centa~e of ab-

for 72 hours.

sorptwn.

Kennesaw ..........
Creole ................ Etowah ..............
Southern, No. 1 ...... Southern, No. 2 ..... ,

45.160 grammes

44.320 42.215

,,,,

46.170 44.440

",,

I 45.200 grammes .008 per cent.

44.335 ''

.004 " "

42.240 46.200

," ,

.005 "
.006 "

",,

44.475 "

.008 " "

In making the absorption tests, one-inch cubes were used. All, except Southern No. 2, which was polished, had sand-rubbed surfaces, and had been lying in the office f01~ about four months. After being exposed to dry air, at a temperature of 212 Fahrenheit, for twenty-four hours, they were carefully weighed and then placed in water at a ternperature of about 6o F., for seventy-two hours, and were again weighed. The _differei1ce .between these weights shows the amount of absorption, which, divided by the weight before immersion, gives the percentage of absorption. The amount of moisture taken up in each case, as shown by the percentage of absorption, was extremely small; especially was this true of the Creole and the Etowah marbles, which absorbed less than one part in two thousand. This test proves, that the stone is practically free from all pores or openings, into which water or any other foreign matter can penetrate, so as to cause disintegration or change of color. By comparing the specimens fron1 the Southern marble quarries, Nos. I and 2, it will be seen that the latter, which was polished, absorbed more m_oisture than the former, which had been only sandrubbed:. This difference in absorption seems to have been entirely due to the physical condition of the surfaces; for, otherwise, the specimens appeared to have been identical in every respect. It will be further noticed, that the marble from the Kennesaw and the Southern quarries, which are located near each other, have a sUghtly higher percentage of absorption, than the marble (Creole and Etowah) from the Georgia quarries. This is probably accounted for, by the smaller crystalline grains of the latter, which appear to form a somewhat more compact stone than the former.

THE MARBLES OF GEOR GIA

PLATE XXXVI

THE YOUNG MEN' S C IIHTSTTA , AS. 0 IATlON HUTLD! G, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. BUILT OF GEOI!GTA MARHLR BY Til~~ Hl.UK IHDGK MAHII!.F. COMPANY, NF.I.SON, GROHGTA

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

/
/

PLATE XXXVII

A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, TRIMMED \VITI-I WHITE GEORGIA MARBLE, CUT AND FURNISHED BY THE BLUE RIDGE MARBLE CO:\IPANY, NELSO, , GEORGIA.

CHAPTER XIII
CHEMICAL DISCUSSION OF THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA
BY W. H. EMERSON, PH. D.
Professor of Chemistry, Georgia School of Technology .
The most valuable properties of marble for structural purposes being strength and durability, for ornamental purposes, color and texture, it would be desirable, in this chapter, to trace the relations between strength, durability, color, texture and chemical composition. Unfortunately, such cannot be done with any degree of fullness or certainty; only a few isolated facts can be noted. The difficulty in establishing such relations is mainly due to the fact, that composition is only of secondary importance, especially in determining strength and durability, these properties being far more dependent on physical structure. Scarcely anything has been done in studying the relations between the properties and structure; so that the effects of composition are complicated by the effects of the practically unknown factor-structure. As has been stated above, marble is essentially calcium-carbonate, a salt having, as its negative element, carbonic acid, one of the weakest acids, being easily displaced from its compounds by most other acids. As a consequence, marble is very sensitive to the action of chemical agents, everywhere present in the atmosphere. The substances normally present in the atmosphere, causing the destruction or weathering of buildingstones, are carbonic and nitric acids, oxygen and ammonia; while in the towns and cities this list is augmented by hydrochloric, sulphuric, sulphurous and organic acids, derived from the combustion Of coal, chimneys of chemical manufactories, decay of vegetable matter, etc. Wpile marble is more rapidly attacked by chemical
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Io6

CHEMICAL DISCUSSION

agents than other stones, its power to resist the mechanical agents of weathering, which are generally the most destructive, makes it a comparatively durable stone.
Beside the essential constituent, calcium carbonate, marble always contains some of. a large variety of accessory substances, one of which, magnesium carbonate, may vary indefinitely, from cakite, on the one hand, to magnesite, on the othe.r; and, when the proportion is such as to give equal molecules of the two carbonates, the name dolon1ite is applied. Pure calcium carbonate is easily dissolved in large pieces by cold dilute hydrochlotic acid, as is evidenced by the brisk effervescence; while dolomite, under the satne circumstances, dissolves so slowly as to produce.a scarcely noticeable evolution of gas. In consequence of the greater insolubility, when magnesium carbonate is present, we would expect those marbles, containing more of it, to weatl1er more slowly tha1:- those containing less; and this is doubtless true, except where this advantage is counterbalanced by a structure less snited to resist the mechanical agencies of weathe1ing. Dr. G. P. Merrill says: I - "'l'he nearer a magnesian limestone approaches a dolomite in constitution, the more durable it is likely to be." On .the other hand, it is likely that, under certain circumstances, the grains of cloJomite are liable to show a feeble cohesion, favorable to mechanical weathering. Dana says:"Grains of dolomite are often but slightly coherent." Geikie remarks the same. The accompanying table shows, in the case of the Georgia 1narbles analyzed, that the dolomitic marbles are fine~ grained, while the calcite marbles are coarse in texture. Fineness . of grain is an advantage, since it is conducive, somewhat, to strength and durability.
As concerns the influence of accessory minerals, it may be said in general, that it is prejudicial to strength. Mica, in particular, when disposed along certain lines, produces a plane of weakness, owing to the little cohesion along its cleavage planes. On the other hand, a tough, fibrous mineral may, if evenly dis~ributed, contribute

I Tenth Census; Report on the Building-stones and Statistics of the Quarry Industry.

T /-1 MARBLES OF GEOR GI A

PLATE X XXV III

A RE ID E .I\ CE 0~ PRA IIU E AVENUE , C HI CAGO , BU ILT OF WHIT E ~fA RBLE
FRO ~r THE K ENNESAW Ql ARRIE OF THE GEO R GIA MARBLE
CO ~'I PA ; Y. PICKE ' S CO 1\TY, GEO R G IA.

rHE /lfARBLES OF GEORGI A

PLA TE XXXIX

MI NESOTA STATE CAPITOL, ST. PAUL, MINN . BUILT OF WHITE GEORGIA MARBLE FROM THE AMICALOLA Q_UARRlES, PICKENS COUNTY, GEORG IA ,

CHEMICAL DISCUSSION

107

somewhat to the strength, acting as a binding material to the granules of calcite.
Extraneous minerals are likewise generally prejudicial to durability. This is sometimes due to the more ready absorption of water, in case the foreign mineral is more porous than marble; the water, on freezing, expands powerfully, disintegrates the stone, and gives an easier access to the water. Again, accessory minerals may cause unequal weathering of the marble, thus producing a roughened surface, more favorable to weathering, and very unsightly. The experiments, given below on artificial weathering, show that the smooth polished surface of No. r was acted on more slowly than the unpolished cube of the same stone, presumably due, in part, to the greater surface exposed by the rough specimen, and partly. to the fact that minute pores, more or less removed in polishing, facilitate chemical action.
The great variety of colors shown by marbles is due mainly to the presence Qf accessory minerals. Ferric oxide imparts various shades of red. The pink color of No. 6 is due to a very small amount of ferric oxide, in such a fine state of division, .that it remains largely suspended in the fl-uid, when the marble is dissolved in cold dilute hydrochloric acid, a part of it passing through the paper, on filtering. The reddish-brown color of No. 8 is likewise due to ferric oxide in larger quantity, and not so finely divided. Manganese and cobalt may also produce pinkish shades. Iron, when present in the ferrous state in considerable quantity, produces color, varying hom light to dark green. The hydrated iron oxides produce a yellowish brown color. The presence of ferrous carbonate or of pyrite causes the marble to stain yellowish-brown, on weathering, due to the fact, that the compounds named alter readily to a hydrated iron oxide. This staining, in some cases, is said to produce a very pleas,. ing effect.
The various silicates present will impart to marble their characteristic colors. Organic matter frequently produces a black color, as in marble No. ro, which turns white on heating, the organic matter

I08

CHEMICAL DISCUSSION

being decomposed and driven off. Graphite likewise produces a

black color, the black portions of No. 3 ("Creole") being nearly

altogether due to graphite. The black color due to this mineral

does not disappear on heating, as 1t is only very slowly oxidized in

the air.

As an experiment to determine the coloring matter in the Creole

marble, a fragment was placed in dilute hydrochloric acid and al-

lowed to stand, until all the calcium carbonate was dissolved. There

remained only a tuft of foliated graphite. Other minerals, such as

black hqrnblende and black mica, occur in this marble somewhat

sparingly; but graphite seems to be the mineral, which gives the

marble its mottled appearance. The same is probably true of the

Etowah marble, which occurs close to the Creole.

These various colored minerals, present in varying amounts, ate

variously distributed, and give rise to an almost endless variety of

colors, shades and patterns in the different marbles.

The column in the accompanying table, headed "Insoluble Sili-

ceous Matter," includes all substances insoluble in hydrochloric acid,

tnainly silicates and silica, as well as silica from any decomposed

silicates.



"Loss on Ignition" is mainly carbon dioxide and water; the latter

was determined iJ!- three or four cases, after drying at 1050 to I IOO

C., and was found to be present to the extent of frorri 3 to 5 per

cent. The amount of iron and organic matter was too small to

seriously influence the loss on ignition. The iron of No. 8 is mainly

ferric oxide, which is not modified by igniting.

It is noticeable that, even if all the loss is reckoned as carbon

dioxide, there is not sufficient to combine with the calcium and n1ag-

nesiun1 oxides. This was not due to the oxides being partly. in

combination with other acids, as these were not present in sufficient

quantity. It is certainly partly due tO. the difficulty of weighing

calcium oxide, in which form the calcium was determined. When

freshly ignited, it increases quite rapidly in weight, in the desiccator,

over concentrated sulphuric acid. However, it seems hardly prob-

THE .1/ARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE X L

AN OHNAMENTAL STATUE ON THE MINNE OTA STATE CAPITOL, CA H V ED FROM WHITE 'fA RBLE FROM A MICA LOLA Q..IJ A H R Y NO. T, PICKENS CO TY , GEORG IA.

THE MARBL E S OF GEORGI A I
~

PLATE XLI

THE RHODE ISLAN D STATE CAPITOL , PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLA ' D . BUILT OF WHITE MARBLE, FROM THE QUARRIES OF THE SOUTHER ' MARBLE COMPANY, MARBLE HILL, PICKE S COU TY, GEORGIA.

CHEMICAL DISCUSSION

109

able, that this error vvould be large enough to account for the whole excess.
The following artificial weathering tests were made on unpolished cubes of Nos. I, 3 and 6 and a polished cube of No. r. They were suspended for several days in an atmosphere of hydrochloric, sulphurous and carbonic acids :-

Otigin Ll Weight
No. 1 Polished ..... .45.0868 grammes No. 1 Unpolished .. .45.9492 grammes No.3 Unpolished .. .44.2569 grammes No.6 Unpolished .. .42.1369 grammes

Fin tl Weight
44.9337 grammes 45.7793 grammes 44.1240 grammes 41.9943 grammes

Loss
.1531 grammes .1699 grammes .1329 grammes .1426 grammes

It is noticeable that the unpolished cube of No. I was dissolved

with considerably more readiness than the polished.

CHEMICAL ANALYSES

l Marbles



Cal

. c:um

Oxlde

I Ma
um

g0nXes.I1d_e

F:rric Ox1de and Alumina

In_s?lu_ble S1hceous Matter



Loss on Ignition

Total

l\o.-1.-.-.-..-.-.

No. 2.... .. .

No. 3 .......

No. 4 ....... No. ,') ....... !

No. 6 ........

No.

'7 I

.....

No. 8 ......

No. 9 .....

No. 10 .'...... Nn. 11

5~~?%
32_,;) 55 oo 31.53 31.61 54.41 54.67 52.77 24.07 30.42 01.89

---~0% ~~---~Q%

19.37 1.12
21.30 21.06
. 75
1.01 .8'>~
17.24 19.86 19 64

.<Jb
.15 .24: .78 .32 .42
3.25
.43 .!H 74

----;-~:% .t3 .35
.10 1.01 1.62
.76 1.43 21.76 4.23 1.73

42 86% 100.04%

46.58

99.76

..

44.16 47.26

100.76 100.43

46.49 100.95

43.13 100.23

43.49 1 1oo.35

41.85 1100.15

{

37.08
Undeter-

!

.~~~:~~

...

mined.

1 ..........

Ko. 1 A coarsely crystalline, white marble, from the Cherokee quarry

(Georgia Marble Company), Pickens county.

'

No. 2 .li. white, fine-grained marble, from J. P. Harrison's quarry, two

miles east of Jasper.



No. 3 A coarse-grained, black-and-white mottled marble "Creole," of the

Georgia quarries.

No. 4 A fine-grained, gray marble, from the Dickey property.

No. 5 A fine-grained, bluish-gray marble, from the Holt property.

No. 6 A coarse-grained flesh-colored marble, "Etowah," of the Georgia

quarries.

No. 7 A coarse-grained, gray marble, from the Eslinger farm.

No. 8 A coarse-grained, brown marble, from the Hoskins farm.

No. 9 A fine-grained, light-gray marble from the White property.

No. 10 A fine-grained black marble from Six Mile Station.

No.ll A fine-grained white marbleJ from Fannin county.

CHAPTER XIV
USES OF GEORGIA MARBLES
Since the first edition of this report, issued from the press in r894, the value of the product o~f the Georgia quarries has increased threefold. Prior to r89r, the use of the Georgia marble was confined to interior finish and monumental stock; but in that year, facilities for l1andling exterior work was added, and the first building, job undertakei1 was the marble work on the first and second stories of the Equitable Building, Atlanta. Hardly had this building been comlJleted, when work was commenced on the United. States Post-office and Custom House, Jacksonville, Fla., the Grand Opera House, Atlanta, and St. James Episcopal Church, Knoxville, Tenn. The construction of the last named bttilding was quite a triumph for Georgia marble) as it is located in the very midst of the extensive marble quarries of East Tennessee.
Subsequent to the first edition of this report, the following is a list of some of the tnost important buildings constructed wholly or in part of the Georgia marble :in the different States of the Union:The Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington, D. C., exterior and jnterior; State Mutual Life Assurance Company's building, \A/orcester, Ma~s. ; Rhode Island State Capitol, Providence, R. I. ; Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minn.; Century Office . Building, St. Louis, Mo., exterior; State Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich.; Carnegie Ptiblic Library, Atlanta, Ga.; Industrial Institute, Providence, R. I.; Arcade Building, Buffalo, N. Y.; Jewish T~mple, Cleveland,
0.; Michigan Central Depot, Detroit, Mich.; E. C. Nichols' Mau-
soleum, Battle Creek, Mich.; Hannah & Dixon's Resort, Kansas :City, Mo.; Post-offi.c;e buildings at Texarkana, Ark., Fort Worth :and Brownsville, Texas, Alexandria, La., and Augusta, Ga.; Court Houses, Stephensville and Dallas, Te;x:as; Lin,g Building, Sherman,
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1'/IE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATF. XL II

ARVED APITOLS FOR OLUMN OF 'V l!ITE MARULE , RHODE I S LAND STATE CAP ITOL , F ROM T H E Q._UARR l E OF THE
. . . . . . . . . . . ..J:.._______ SOUTHER MARBLE OMPANV, MARBLE HILL, PlC K E ' COUNTY, GEOHGIA,

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PL.-IT XLIII

ORNAMENTAL WOHK 0 ' THE RHODE ISLAND STATE CAPITOL, CARVED FHOM WHITE MARBLE FROM THE Q U ARRIES O F T H E OUTHEJl MAHBLE CO~ IPA NY , .\JA RBLE HTLL , PlCKE ' S COU XTY, GEORGIA .

USES OP GEORGiA MARBLES

I II

Texas; Oriental Artesian Baths, Dallas, Texas; marble work in the Wellington Hotel, Chicago, Ill.; the Candler Building, Atlanta, exterior of the first four stories, and interior finish of all stories_; the Mercantile Exchange Bank, Jacksonville, Fla.; United States Postoffice. Anderson, Ala. ; the Stock Exchange, New York City; the Royal Inst1rance Company's Building, Broadvvay, New York City; Office Building for the House of Representatives, \iVashington, D. C.; Municipal Building of Washington, D. C.; First National Bank Building, Pensacola, Fla.; Montgomery, Ward & Co., Chicago, Ill., exterior; Electric and Gas Building, Atlanta, Ga., interior; Postoffice, Tampa, Fla., exterior; Post-office, Savannah, Ga., exterior; Metropolitan National Bank, Washington, D. C., exterior; Bank of Montreal, Winnepeg, Manitoba, exterior; Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, Canada, exterior and interior; Girard Trust and Banking Co., Philadelphia, Penn., exterior and interior; Mechanics' National Bank, Baltimore, Md., exterior; Century Office Building, Atlanta, interior and exterior of first thre~ stories; Fourth National Bank, Atlanta, Ga., interior and exterior first three stores; Piedmont Hotel, Atlanta, Ga., interior; Louisville & Nashville Passenger Station, Louisville, Ky., interior; Louisville & Nashville Office Building, Louisville, Ky., interior; Terminal Station, Atlanta, Ga., interior; Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort~ Ky., interior and eight elaborate arches for rotunda; Wilson Build:ing, Dallas, Texas, interior; Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., Richmond, Va., interior; Subway stations, New York City, interior; Young Men's Christian Association Building, Columbus, Ga; Shenandoah Valley National Bank, Winchester, Va; Northwestern National Bank, St. Paul, J\1inn. ; Hotel Dieu, Chicago, Ill.; Frear Building, Troy, N. Y.; Illinois State Memorial ($225,000), Vicksburg, Miss.; Annex to State Capitol, Montgoniery, Ala., exterior and interior; New Young Men's Christian Association, Montgom~ry, Ala.; Marion Hotel, Little Rock, Ark., interior finish; State Capitol, Little Rock, Ark., interior finish, main entrance; Saunders Building, Fort vVorth, Tex.; Sanguinet Apartment House, Fort Vvorth, Tex.; Huntington County

112

USES OF GEORGIA JrfARBLES

Court House, Huntington, Indiana, interior finish; Carolina Trust Building, Columbia, S. C.; Early County Court House, Blakely, Ga.; Baptist Church, Marietta, Ga.; Germania Bank, Savannah, Ga.; Post-office, l\1acon, Ga. ; First Baptist Church, Newnan, Ga.
The above list of buildings, in which the Georgia l\1arble has been used, is by no means complete; however, it is sufficient to show the wide-spread distribution of the stone throughout the country. It will be noticed that the greater part of the buildings 1nentioned are located at distant points. In other words, the stone is widely distributed from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Canadian to the l\1exican boundaries. Thete has probably been no building stone in this country, in recent years, which has gained such a wide-spread use and given such universal satisfaction as Georgia rnarble.
The growth of the use of Georgia rnarble has been .equally as phenomenal in monurnental work. The lc:st report on the rnineral statistics of the United States, by the U. S. Geological Survey, shows that in 1905, Georgia produced $275,000 worth of rough n1arble for. monHmental purposes, which valuation, omitting Vermont, is nl.ore than four times as much as the combined valuation of the n.1onumental marble of all of the other States. This monun1ental product has an extensive sale, not only in the South, but also throughout the North and West. Moreover, the stone has an extensive use for interior decorat~on. It is especially suited for wainscoting and other interior finish, where, often by the selection of twin slabs of like color, quite remarkable artistic effects can be se,... cured.1 A panel of four slabs of Creole Marble thus matched, on exhibition at the \Vorld's Fair at St. Louis, was ttniversally admired.
As a building marble, the Georgia stone has but few, if any, equals in this country. Its purity and great strength, together with its extremely low absorptioi1. properties, fit it for all classes of exterior work, and at the same time, even in the most rigid climate, gives it a lasting property, surpassed by but few building stones. The color of the stone, which is due principally to the presence of
L
1 See plate LI.

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE XL I V

THE C AHNEGTE P UB Lr C LlBRA HY, ATLANTA, GEO B GIA . BUILT OF W lflT E MA B HLE F B OM T H E Q.UA HIHE . OF TIIR OUTHERN MA IIHLE COMPANY, MA HBLE lllLL, PICKENS COUNTY, GEb RG lA.

THE MARBLES OF GEO RGIA

PLATE XLV

A YTE\V OF A PAHT OF THE C ITY OP' WOR CESTE H , MA SACHUSETT , . ITOWTNG THE O~' l rcE BUfLOfNG OF T JJg

STATE MUTUAL LIFE ASSUHANCE

THE TNTEJl011 AND EXTEf TO JI OF WJJITE

J.K COMPANY, MAHHJ.K JIJJ.J.,

USES OF GEORGIA .il1ARBLES

II3

iron oxide and graphite, minerals but little affected by atmospheric or organic agencies, is as unchangeable as the marble itself. Tombstones, after an exposure of half-a-century, show the same distinct contrast in color as the fresh quarried stone.
In addition to building, interior finish and monumental uses, the Georgia marble is also used to a limited extent for fluxing and for the manufacture of carbonic acid and magnesium sulphate {Epsom Salts). For the latter purpose, only that marble is used, which runs high in magnesia.

CHAPTER XV
SERPENTINE
The only deposit of s~rpentine, so far worked in Georgia, occurs <~;t the V erd Antique Marble Quarry in Cherokee County, about two miles southwest of Holly Springs. The quarry is located on a hillslope in the southwest corner of land-lot No. 444) 15th district) near the head of one of the small tributaries of Blanket creek, in a rather hilly, broken section, locally known as Wild Cat district.
Prior to the quarrying of the stone for interior finish and decorative purposes, the property was worked in a small way for talc, a mineral which originally seemed to have been more or less abundant near the contact of the serpentine with the enclosing schist. The :first stone quarried for the trade was taken out some IS or r8 years ago. by the American Marble Company, which at that time owned and operated the large marble mill at Marietta, now known as the Kennesaw Marble Works. The American Marble Co1npany operated the quarry only for a short time, when the property was leased to the V erd Antique Marble Cornpany, of Chicago, for a term of so years. The last named company which has now been in possession of the property about 9 years, and which has operated the quarry at irregular intervals during this period, is at present quarrying and shipping about I ,200 cubic feet of stone per month. The di1nensions of the quarry, from which the stone has been taken by means of the channeler and the gadder, is So x 4I feet with an average depth of about so feet. The quarrying plant is small, consisting of one good sized boiler for furnishing power, two channelers, a gadder, a so-foot derrick, a tram car, and a blacksmith shop together with various accessories used in the quarrying industry. The company also owns a tram road-way, about one n1ile long, connecting the quarry with the main line of the Louisville & Nashville R. R., at a point near Holly Springs.
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THE ilfARBLE S OF GEORGIA

P L ATE XLVI

FACADE OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDIJ: G, CONSTRUCTED OF WHITE MA R BLE FROl\'1 THE Q_UARRIES OF THE SOUTHER. MARBLE COMPANY, MARBLE HILL, PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA .

THE MAR.BLESJOF GEORGIA

PLATE XLVII

After a DralUing From a Photograph,
THE STATE SAV INGS BANK, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. BUILT OF' WHITE MARBLE FROM THE Q.UARHIE S OF THE SOUTHERN MARBJ.E COMPANY, MA RALE IIlLI-, PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA


SERPENTINE

rrs

T:HE ExTENT AND MoDE oF OccURRENCE oF THE SToNE
The extent of the deposit is limited to a small area not over 6oo feet in length, and with a maximum width of not over I50 feet. In shape it is roughly lenticular being widest near the center and decreasing gradually in width towards either end. Its form suggests an intrusion which has forced its way upward through the schist, the surrounding country rock The weathered outcrops with their rugged. and. irregular surfaces form large masses, projecting in. places I o feet or more above the general ground leveL Occasionally, the outcroppings have a slight tendency to become schistose, especially on the weathered surfaces near the line of contact with the mica-schist.

STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERS.
With the exception of the slight tendency to schistosity, above referred to, the stone is distinctly massive, breaking as readily in one -direction as another; but, at the same time, the stone is by no means uniform in structure or in mineral composition. One of the most -striking physicial characters of the serpentine is the veined condition which greatly adds to its beauty. These veins, which are always -present, vary in size from a mere microscopic line to a half-inch or so in width, and are often so arranged as to form a complete network In addition to these smaller veins, there are also present, 1arge veins frequently four or five inches in width, and occasionally .several feet in l~ngth. The latter are sometimes open, and seriously .interfere in quarrying stones of large size, while the former are always closed. The origin of the two systems of veins appear to be -entirely different, the larger being due apparently to rock movement, and the other to cleavage lines of the original minerals. The vein fillings in the two different systems are also different. In the 1arger veins, the filling, which is usually of a light color, consists mainly of ferruginous dolomite and talc, while in the smaller veins the filling appears to be mainly a dark greenish serpentine containing numerous granules of magnetite. The main mass of the stone, which :fills the meshes between the individual veins, is chiefly pyroxenite

116

SERPENTINE

with hornblende, which minerals give to the stone a greenish gray color, often splotched with black. The polished stone less often shows irregularly distributed over its surface small crystals. of pyrites, which,' upon weathering, produces a brownish iron stain. As this stone is used altogether for interior finish, it is not subject to weathering when in us.e.

THE UsEs o:F THE SToNE
The stone is used almost exclusively for interior finish and decorations. It is especially well adapted for stairways, corridors, mantels and pedestals for statuary. A good example of the pleasing effect of the stone for interior finish may be seen in the entrance of the corridors of the Prudential Building and in the smoking room at the Terminal Station, Atlanta. The stone is also used for a like purpose in some of the large buildings in Chicago? New York and Boston. The cost of quarrying,. due chiefly to the un.sound condition of the stone, makes the Georgia serpentine .so expensive, that,. so far, it has nothad very extensive use. ,The increase of soundness, however, with the depth, seems to make the future outlook for the stone more promising.
OTHER DEPOSITS
Another deposit of serpent111e, quite similar to the stone at the Verd Antique Marble Company's quarry, is to be seen on Frank Haws' property, lot 56?~ ISth district~ two miles southwest of the
so Verd Antique quarry. The outcroping here is only about 1 feet so long and feet wide at its widest point. Like the deposit at the
Verd Antique Marble Company's quarry, it is lens shaped and is surrounded on all sides by mica-schist. It has likewise been worked along its contact with the schist for talc; but no effort has. been made to work it for ornamental stone, or for other purposes. The stone appears to be more fissured, less sound~ and of a somewhat lighter color than the stone at the Verd Antique Marble Company's quarry. The small size of the quarry and the unsound condition of the stone would seem to detract from its commercial imp0rtance.

THE MARBLE OF GEORGIA
-

PLATE XL V III

THE C ORCORAN GALLERY OF ART , \YA SH I NGTO , D. C, JiU ILT OF W"HITE i\ IARBLE FROM THE Ql ARIU ES OF THE S O U THER N MARTlLE C OMI>ANY ,
~I A RHLE HILL, PT C KRN OUNTY , GEO R G I A.

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PL .4TE XLIX

3

4

ONE-INCH CUBE OF MARBLE, AFTER HAVING BEEN SUBMITTED TO CRU HING TESTS ,

No. r.
2.
3
" 4-

Creole, Kennesaw,

crushing
''

stre,n,gth,

Etowah,

Southern ,

13,200 lbs.
10,000
13,200 10,90 0

SERPENTINE

I ~,.., ~I

HENRY CoLE PROPERTY
The Cole property, lot 490) ISth district) is located about one mile southeast of the Verd Antique Marble Company's quarry, and within about half-a-mile of the Louisville & Nashville R. R. The exposure occurs only a few hundred yards from Mr. Cole's residence. It consists of a dark colored massive rock, chiefly in the form of boulders, covering something like half an acre. The rock is locally considered to be similar to the stone quarried at the V erd Antique Marble Company's quarry; but a close examination shows it to be different not only in mineral composition, but also in structure and its mode of weathering. It is an exceedingly tough, massive rock with large phenocrysts of a dark mineral probably hornblende. In weathering, the phenocrysts are acted upon by the atmospheric agencies more energetically than the ground mass, thus giving to the surface a pitted aspect. \Vith the exception of one or two small blasts, no work has been done on the Cole property. It is claimed that this stone admits of a good polish ; but, owing to its irregular weathering, it would seem to be unsuitable for exterior work.

APPENDIX
A LIS'!' OF SOME O:F THE MORE IMPORTANT STRUCTURES IN WHICH THE GEORGIA MARBLES WERE USED PRIOR TO 'tHE PUBLIGATION OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS REPORT

LOCATION

I

STRUCTURE

EXTENT USED

Boston, Mass______ U.S. Government b'ld'g_ 4,ooo tiles

Knoxville, Tenn ___ Episcopal church ________ . Entire building.

Chattanooga, Tenn_ U.S. Customhouse..: ____ Interior finish.

Chattanooga, Tenn_ F. F. lY.[arvill building__ Marble front.

Macon,_ Ga ------- R. E. Park's building____ Marble fn;n:i.t.

Macon, Ga _______ Coleman & Wlllingharil

estate.--- ___________ Marble front.
M~con, Ga ________ T. C. Bank's building____ Marble trimmings.

Macon, Ga_~------ Edward Wolff's building Marble front..

Macon, Ga~-'---- _..:I. 0. 0. F. building._---~ Marble trimmings. Rome, Ga_______ -'"' Floyd.co-qnty cour~house. M?-rble basement.

Jacksonville, Fla ___ U.S. Government b'ld'g_ Entire building.

Atlanta, Ga _______ Equitable Building______ 2 stories, entire,



tiles and stairs.

Atlanta, Ga _____._ DeGive's Grand Opera- 2 stories, floors and house ____ - ____ - _____ wainscoting.

Atlanta, Ga _______ Aragon hoteL _________ I story, floors and

wainscoting. Atlanta, Ga _______ Kimball House ____ - -- s,ooo square feet of

tiling, etc. Atlanta, Ga_______ Gould residence ________ Exteric,r walls.
Atlanta, Ga _______ J. M. High's building ____ Exterior walls. Atlanta, Ga _______ Jas. L. Dickey's building Marble front.

Atlanta, Ga _______ State capitoL--.-- - -- so,ooo tiles, stairs

and wainscoting.

Atlanta, Ga _______ Kutz's building_------- Marble front.

Bas~ me~ t a n d. Atlanta, Ga _______ Home for the Friendless_ { tnmm1ngs.

Atlanta, Ga _______ Southern Medical College 2 stories and trim-
mmgs.
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APPENDIX-Continued

II9

LOCATION

STRUCTURE

EXTENT USED

Atlanta, Ga _______ Grant & Kirkpatrick

building------ . _____ Marble trimmings.

Atlanta, Ga _______ Walker Inman building_ Marble front.

Americus, Ga_____ Bank and Post-office b'ld'g Marble front.

Americus, Ga _____ G. W. Glover's residence Marble trimmings.

Americus, Ga _____ Thornton Wheatleyb'ld'g Marhle- trimmings.

Nashville, Tenn___ Phillips &Butoffbuilding Marble front.

Canton, Ga- _______ Bank of Canton _____ ---- Marble front.

Buford, Ga __________ Bank of Buford ____ ---- Marble front.

Elberton, Ga ______ Elberton Bank ______ ---- Marble front.

Lc;misville, Ga _____ Louisville Bank - __ -- _- Marble front.

Perry, Ga ________ Masonichall_ ______ ---- Marbletrimmings.

Jacksonville, Fla___ W. S. Wear's re;:;idence_ Marble trimmings.
Jacksonville, Fla ___ J. J. Green's residence __ Entire building.

New Orleans, La ___ Greenwald hoteL------ Entire trimmings.

New Orleans, La___ St. Paul's P. E. church_ 6,soo feet of tiling

and wainscoting.

New Orleans, La ___ Cosmopolitan hoteL ____ Interior finish.

New Orleans, La___ Kaf T. Hall's store b'ld'g Marble front.

New Orleans, La___ E. G. Wear's residence __ Marble front.

Newark,N. J _____ Hunt residence ________ Marble front.

Newark, N. J ______

church______ -..,- Trimmings and in-

side work.

Pittsburg, Pa _______ Shield's.chapeL _________ Entire building.

Savannah, Ga_____ DeSoto hoteL _________ 9,ooo feet of tiling.

Savannah, Ga_ -----Chatham county c'rt h'se 8,ooo feet of tiling.

Birmingham, Ala __ Caldwell hoteL ________ . Trimmings and in-

.

terior finish.

Chicago, IlL------ D. K. Kill's residence,

24th street . - _- ___ - _ Entire building.

Chicago, IlL.---- Nelson Morison's resi-

dence, 45th SL _- ---. Entire building. Chicago, IlL _ . __ Wellington hoteL ______ 6,ooo feet of tiling~

North Chicago, IlL Residence, 420 N. State St Entire building. North Chicago, IlL Windemere hoteL-~~~:_- rs,ooo "fC ortiling~

North Chicago, IlL I. G. Well's building . __ Entire building.

North Chicago, IlL The Auditorium ____ --- 4o,ooo feet of wain-

scoting.

I20

APPENDIX-:-Contz"nued

LOCATION

STRUCTURE

EXTENT USED

North Chicago, IlL Menoken club-house ____ Marble trimmings .

. North Chicago, IlL Peacock Cafe, Mad.ison St Interior finish.

New. York; N. Y ___ Criminal court build~ng_ Interior finish.

New.York, N. Y ___ St. Luke's hospitaL__. __ Entire building.

Brooklyn, N. Y---~ St. Cecilia?s church _____ Entire building.
Columbia, S. c ____ State capitoL---------- 4o,ooo feet of tiling

and base.

Sioux City, Iowa ___ Fox building __ . --- -"----. 12,ooo ft. of tiling.

Fort Worth, Texas_ Courthouse ______ -- _---' ro,ooo ft. of tiling.

Fort ~lorth, Texas_ Hendrick's building'"- rz,ooo ft. of tiling.

Stephenson, Texas_ Earth county courthouse rs,o.oo ft. of tiling,

etc.

Los Angeles, CaL __ Hall of Records .. .,..'" ., ___ 2o,ooq ft. of tilipg.

Los .Angeles, CaL__ Library building"------ r2,oo.o ft. of t~ljng.

.Portland, Ore------ Depot building_.:._------ s,o.ooJeetof tiling. . Providence, R. L... _ Industrial building_~""" - 2,o,ooo ft. of tiling

and base.

Richrn.ond, Va_____ Chamber of Commerce._ s,ooo feet of wain-

.

. seating.

Sherman, Texas ___ Linz building---------- s,soo feet of ~iling

and wainsc:wting.

Pittsburg, Pa--~--- Carnegie library _______ 25,oooft._ofti1ing.

13oston, Mass. ___ -- Ames b'ld'g, Bedford St Outside trimmings.
Boston, Mass-'-~--_- Boston public lib:ta:ty _. __ Arcade .and. cou:rt.

13oston, Mass------ Ames building, Court St Interior toilet-room



work.

W3iver1y, Mass_____ McLean Asylum_~--~-- Outsidetri:tnmirtgs.

Providence, R. I ___ Industrial Trust Co.'s

building------ ------ Interior:fi.nish, .etc.

Detroit, Mdch _-- _-- Pingree building_ -.. --- .. Exterior of 3stories

Exeter, N. H------- :Saule haiL~'----""~-~---- Interior fj.nish.

Washington, D. C_._ Congressional .library____ roo carloads.

Phihidelphia, Pa_:__ Drexel Institute __ ~:...-- __ Interior finish.

Tampa, Fla _______ First National bank ____ . Interior finish,

THE MARBLES OF GEOR GIA

PLATE L

ENTRANCE TO THE CANDLER OFFICE BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SHOWING CARVED GEORGIA MARBLE FROM THE AMICALOLA Q..UARRIES, PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA.

THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLATE Ll

A PANEL OF MATCHED SLABS OF CREOLE MARBLE ON THE FIFTEE< TH FLOOR OF THE CANDLER BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FROM THE QUARRIES OF THE GEORGIA MARBLE CO)fPANY, TATE, PICKEN COUNTY, GEORGIA.

APPENDIX-Continued

121

MARBLE

There was a large increase, from $6,297,835 to $7,129,071, or $831,236, in the value of the marble quarried in 1905 as compared with 1904. The greater part of this increase was from the State of Vermont, although California, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington each showed also an increase in value of output. The increase was for building stone and for stone used in the interior of buildings, the dressed monumental stone declining somewhat in value.
The total output includes a small quantity of serp~ntine in Geor,gia, Washington and Pennsylvania, quarried and sold as marble, and a so-called "onyx" marble, included on account of its similarity of composition and use.
Notwithstanding the enormous quantity of marble capable of be,ing quarried in the United States, from well-developed deposits, and the large number of known undeveloped deposits, a considerable quantity of ma~ble is imported into this country, chiefly from Italy, for statuary and interior decoration, the value of which in r904 was $1,r86,452, and in 1905, $1,231,700, an increase of $45,248, as shown in the table of imports and exports.
Onyx, valued at $6o,sr8 in 1905, and at $75,460 in r904, a loss of $14,942, was also imported, the greater part from Mexico.
The exports of marble were valued at $265,023 in 1905 and $2o3,o86 in 1904) an increase of $61,937.
The following table shows the value of the marble produced in the U?ited States in 1904 and 1905, by States and uses:

H

VALUE OI<' ~HE MARBLE PRODUC~, 1904 AND 1905, BY S~A~ES AND USES

N N

1904

S~A~E

RouG-H.

Building I

Monumental

Other

1

Purposes

PRESSED.

Building

Monumental

Ornamental

Interior Decora-
tion

Other
pur_ poses

To~AL

Alabama .......................................... , .... ............................... , ....... ,, ..... , . . . . . (a) Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. . . . . . . . ( a ) Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........' ... : . . . . . . ( a ) Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( a )

~
"d
z!;rj

California .................. $ 4.810 $ 6,073 .......... $ 7,8oo .......... $ 2,356 $ 66,620 ............ -~ 87,659 d

~ Conne_cticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... j.. . . ... . .. .. . . ... . . . ... . . . :. . .. . .... . . . ... .. . . . ..........:....... ; .. ( a ) H
Georgm .................... 283,223 227.491 $ 12,ooo .1o8.ooo . . . . . . . . . . . , .............. $ 6o,ooo 690,714

Maryland.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Massachusetts..............

5o,ooo 23;814 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,814
17,ooo . . . . . . . . . . 14,638 79,472 $ r,5oo 2,ooo 30,415 38,363 183,388

~
~

Missouri ..................................................._...... . . . . . . . . . ................. '..........

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6oo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

450 .. :. . . . . . 200 . . . . . . . . . . 3,ooo

(a) 4,250

~
~ ~

New York................. 89,971 II5,003

10,360 287,830 .59,323 . . . . . . . .

3,500;......... 565,987 ~

North- Carolina............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,741 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,741

Pennsylvania...............

9,031

700

3,200 38,459 24,ooo . . . . . . . . ro,ooo 5,ooo 90,390

Tennessee.................. 53,450 15,000 149;856 so,ooo 12,000 - ..... :. 215,959

9;000 505,259

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

200

750 ................. , . . . 3,000 ................ -. , . . . . . . . . . . 3,950

Vermont ...... , ... ,....... 732,890 724,812

6,520 397,360 1,1oo,825 14,750 926,969 roo,543 4,004,669

Washington................ Wyoming..................

5,ooo

3,ooo

111oo

4,ooo

5,ooo

498

3,ooo

1,500

2,ooo .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . ... , ....-- ..... _ ....................._.........

23,098 2,ooo

Other States................ 36,566 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,300 .3,ooo- 1,750

1,5oo

1,8oo b59,916

Total. ................. I 1,284,741 I 1,n6,643 197,668 988,671 J J,2II,389 I 21,554 I 1,257,963
a Included in " Other States", b Includes Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut and Missouri.

219,206 I 6,297,835

1905

\laska................... . \rkansas ................. . :;alifornia................. . }eorgia................... . Vlaryland ................. . Y.Iassachusetts ............ . ~ew Mexico ............. . ~ew York ............... . Pennsylvania ............. . rennessee. . . . . . . . . . ..... .
Utah ..................... .

750

4.390

370,047

7,168

I

I

622
1

300

214,023

8,986

237,399 6oo

250 2,075 275,000
8o,916 750 830

1,300 72,500
3,93 6,828
13,677 4,200
500

5,000
45,421 90,782
15,915 r,5oo
391,037 59.951
4,ooo

700

10......... .

7,575 rr,582
400 96,o68 24,000 rr,ooo
550

200 75,ooo
36,524 131,995

oo o o o

I. o o o o

o o o lo o, o o, o 4,

; .. I 323,500 I

5,000

o o ,,, I o o, ,,,

,,,,,, ,,

7IO r,ooo
95,540 774.550 138,404 166,360
2,200
795.721 97,887 582,229 r,15o

Vennont .................. . 903,905 740,II7 Washington ............... .

25,479

554,844

1,015,904

13.433

r,o5g~~g~ol .. ~~.~:~~~.

4,410,820 6o,ooo

~

Wyoming................. .

2,500

........ \, . ...... .

2,500 f-0

z ------- ---------- ---- '------ ------------- -------------- ------- trj
Total ................. l$1,759 190 l$r,o99,938 I$ 128,4r4 l$r,r68,450 l$1,170,279 l$13,643 l$r,682,65r I$ ro6,5o6 l$7,129,071 tj

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THE MARBLES OF GEORGIA

PLA TE L/1

MARBLE COLUMNS AND STAIRCASE IN THE BASEMENT OF THE CANDLER BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA , SHOWING CARVINGS IN GEORGIA MARBLE, FROM THE AMI CALOLA MARBLE Q._UARRIE , PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA .

INDEX.
Absorption tests ...............................................104 Fannin County, the Marbles of.......................35-43 Acknowledgements for gifts to the State Mu- Farmer's Spring...........................................:.... 69
seum ........................................................ ;..... 85 First Marble Mill in Georgia, The..................... 17 Analyses of Georgia Marble..............................109 Fisher's Creek................................................... 50 Arp Property, The............................................ 41 Floyd County, The Semi-crystalline Marbles of.. 76 ArP's Spring..................................................... 41 Gadders .........................................................90'-91 Ball Ground...................................................... 70 Gar:tison's, J. M., Property............................36-37 Big Turniptown Creek..................................... 45 Gartrell's, Henry, Property ...........................47-48 Bituminous or Fetid Limestone ........................ 30 Geikie, A .......................................................... 98 Blue Ridge Marble Co., The ...........................77-79 Georgia Marble Company, The.......................63-67 Butler Marble and Granite Company.............82-83 Gilmer County, The Marbles of......................44-48 Canton, Cherokee County................................. 71 Godfrey Property, The...................................49-50 Carpenter's, T. J., Property...........................';'l-72 Gray's, J, L., Property...................................37-38 Cedar Ridge...................................................... 73 Griffin Property, The......................................61-62 Chalk, Definition of .......... ..... ................. ... ....... 30 Grinding and Polishing Machines ..................... 91 Channeling-machines ....................................87-90 Halbert's, J., Property...................................... 69 Chattahoochee Mining Company's property...... 71 Hame String Creek........................................... 35 Chemical discussion of the Georgia marbles.105-110 Hand Implements ..........................................93-95 Cherokee County, The Marbles of..................68-72 Harrison, J as. P ........ . ......... ..... .. .. .. .. ..... .. .... ... ... 19 -Quarry, The..........................................68-72 Harrison's, Jas. P., Property ........................... 51 - - - - . Analysis of the marble of the...........109 Hoskin Farm, The ............................................. 75 Cole, Henry, Property.......................................ll7 Hemptown Creek.............................................. 38 County Poorhouse............................................. 42 Herndon Quarry, The ....................................... 57 Cowart's, L. E., Property................................. 71 Hickory Log Creek............................................ 71 Cox Property, The..........................................39-40 Holly Spring...............................................68, 114 Crai.n"s, G. W., Property................................70-71 Holt Farm, The.............................................45-46 Creole Marble ......:............................................ 63 Hydraulic Limestone, Definition of.. .............29, 30 - - - - - - , Analysis of the...........................109 Jarvis, J. W ...................................................... 70 --Quarries, The............................................ 63 Jasper............................................................... 51 Crinoidal Limestone, Definition of..................... 29 Kennesaw Marble Company, The ..................77, 78 Crushing-tests ............................................102-103 --Qarries, The.........................................64-65 Culberson, N.C................................................. 40 Knoxville, Tenn................................................ 74 Cutcane Creek................................................... 38 Lacey's, J. L., Property..................................... 44 Dana, Jas. D ......................................................l06 Lathes and Planers ........................................ 91-92 Darnell's, S. A., ProJ;>erty................................. 62 Limestone, Bituminous or Fetid........................ 30 Dean's, The Widow, Property........................... 38 - - , Chalk ..................................................... 30 Dickey Property, The....................................41-42 - - , Common................................................. 28 - - - - - - , Analysis of the Marble of the....109 - - , Crinoidal. ............................................... 29 Disheroom Property, The..............................52-58 - - , Hydraulic.......................................... 29-30 Drills ................................................................. 87 - - , Lithographic.......................................29-30 Eager Property, The......................................5Q-51 - - , Magnesian...........................................28-29 East Tennessee Valley ...................................... 74 --,Marble ................................................... 28 Ellijay............................................................... 46 --,"Mexican Onyx" .................................... 24 Eslinger Farm................................................75-76 - - , Oolitic.................................................... 29 - - - - - - , Analysis of the Marble of the.....l09 - - , Stalactites and Stalagmites.................... 29 Etowah Marble, The............................ ,............. 64 --,Travertine............................................. 29
---Analysis of the.............................109 - - , Tufa ...................................................... 29 --Quarries, The........................................... 641 Limestone, The Origin of ..............................23-30
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INDEX

Lithographic Limestone; ................................... 30 Red Clay.........................................................74-75

Little Turnipto:W:!J.I'Creek................................... 45 Robinson, Richardson & Besinger.................... 19

Longsw:otmp Creek-....................................17, 62. 62 Eo~k Creek........................................................ 44

--Valley....................................................17, 63 Rome c. 44

Lost Town Creek............................................... 72 Safford, Doctor, ................... :............................ 75

Lyell, Sir Charles............................................ 24 Sand-blast......................................................... 93

Mabel Station.................................................... 70 Sawing-machines..........................................92, 93

Machines and Implements .used in. marble- .Semi-crystallined Marbles, The ....................73-76 working .................................... ~..................86-95 Serpentlne............ ,.....,....... ."........................1t4, 117
M'Neel Marble ComJ;>any..~~::.......................... ~ .. 82 Sharp Mountain Creek.. .'................................... 71

Magnesian Limestone....................................28-29 Shoal Creek....................:......:.:..:............:......... 72 Marble, Analyses of Georgia~---~-~ ......................109 Sickels & Co., Geo. B......................................79-80

---,Creole......................................63, 65, 66, 67 Siimnons & Hurlick........................................... 18 - - , Definition of..... ::.:~ ......,......:................... 28 Simmons & Margum.......................................... 18

- - , Etowah..........................................63, 66, 67 Simmons, Fritz T.........................~ ... ~................. 17

Marble :Sluff...................................................... 47 Six Mile Station...... ::..........;............................. 76

Marble-dressing Works ....:... :.::: ......................77-82 Southern Marble Works .................................19-20

Marble Hill Post-office., .................................17, 53 Southern Railway............. :............................74, 76

Marbles of Cherokee County, The.: ................6872 Specimens of Marble collected........................84-85 --.- o f Fannin County, The ........................35-43 Stafford's, P. W., Pro:P~rty.........,.............. :....... 71

- - o f Gilmer County, The...........:.............44-48 Stalactites and Stalagmites, Definitio.ri of.......;. 29 - - o f Pickens Qounty; 'the........................4~67 Stern's, Mrs:, Property................... :..........;....... 70

---,Physical tests of G~orgia.....,............69-104 Structures, a list of some of the more impo:r:-

---, The Semf-crystailine...........................73-76 tarit structures, in which Georgia. Marble h.as
:Meri:-i.l1, Geo. :P..: .:.:............:.............................. 86 bee:ri used......................'.......1li, 112. l18; if~. '120

'':Mexican Onyx," Definition of........~ ................ 24 Summy & Hui-lick............... .,............................ 18
:Microscopic Structure of Georgia lv.farbles....96-100 Sweet Gum Post-office...............:....:................... 40
Miles and Horne................................................ 19 Tate; Adkinson & Co ......~ .................................. 18

Mineral Bluff...................................:................. 39 Tate, Col. Stephen............................................. 17

Nelson.................................:............................. 67 --,Doctor ................................. .'.: ...............' 62

:Oolitic Limestone, Definition of.. ...................... 29 --,William, residence............. :................... .' 62

06stanaula Shales.....'................................... :.... 73' Tate's MilL ....................... :.............: .....'.:....:..,.... 52

Park Property, The.......................:............,...38.:.:39 Tests, Absorption .............. :::::...............:: .........104
10Z, Perseverance Marble Cornpany, The.................. 19 - - , Crushing.................................... ,..... 103
---------Qual-des .......:.......... :.....5i-52 Toccoa River .......................:.:......... ~.:............... 41

Physical tests of Georgia Ma:rliles.................96~104 Tolbna Creek.................: ............:..................... 47
".Pickens County, The Marbles oc.::.:....:.::.....49-61 _.. _.-- Post-office............. :.: .. :.:.......:..:.~.~.'.:: ......... 47

Piedmont Marble Company, The .. .'.................... 20 _.. _-valley.................. :................................... 48

- - Marble Quarries, The...............................57 Travertine, Definition of ................................... 29

Polk :Patterson Property, The;.:: ....................... 36 Varnell's Station ............................................... 74

:Po'cil's, William, Property ................................. 53 Verd Antiq)ie Marble................ :.........'..:..::114, i17

PriceListofthe Pickens COunty Marbles..56, 57, 59 Weaver Creek.................:..................;.: ............ 39

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60, 61, 66, 67, 81 Western and Atlantic Railroad......................... 77

'Price's Creek.................................-::...............47-48 Whitaker's, P. B., Property .............................. 45

Production of Marbles for 1893 by states...20, 21, 22 White Path....................................................... 45

'Ragsdale Creek...........................,_ .................... 71

Creek .................. ."...... ,.................... 45

Rankin, Summy &Hurlick. ...:..:......................... 18 White's, J. M, Property..........:....:....:.............. 72

Rai:>ier :Mill Creek.............................................. 40 Whitfield CountY, The'Marbles o:. .................73-76

Ray's, John Property, ....................................... 46 Young Stone Creek............,.............................. 41

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MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF

PICKENS CouNTY, GEoRGIA
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S.W.M~CALLIE, AssiSTANT GEoLOGIST

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Topography by the U.S. GEOL.OGIOAL SURVEY